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Exodus 1:16

And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.

— Exodus 1:16, King James Version
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World English Bible (WEB)

and he said, "When you perform the duty of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birth stool; if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live."

American Standard Version (ASV)

and he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the birth-stool; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him; but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and saith, 'When ye cause the Hebrew women to bear, and have looked on the children; if it <FI>is<Fi> a son--then ye have put him to death; and if it <FI>is<Fi> a daughter--then she hath lived.'

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