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And all the souls that came out of the loins[a] of Jacob were seventysouls: for Joseph was in Egypt already.
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And Josephdied , and all his brethren, and all that generation.
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And the children of Israel were fruitful , and increased abundantly , and multiplied , and waxed exceeding*mighty ; and the land was filled with them.
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Now there arose up a newking over Egypt, which knew not Joseph.
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And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we:
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Come on , let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply , and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war,theyjoin also unto our enemies , and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
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Therefore they did set over them taskmasterstoafflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaohtreasurecities,Pithom and Raamses.
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But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew . And they were grievedbecause of the children of Israel.
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And the Egyptiansmade the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
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And they made their livesbitter with hardbondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve , was with rigour.
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And the king of Egyptspake to the Hebrewmidwives , of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the otherPuah:
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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 .
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But the midwivesfearedGod, and did not as the king of Egyptcommanded them, but saved the men childrenalive .
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And the king of Egyptcalled for the midwives , and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men childrenalive ?
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And the midwivessaid unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrewwomen are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are deliveredere the midwives come in unto them.
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Therefore God dealt well with the midwives : and the peoplemultiplied , and waxed verymighty .
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And it came to pass, because the midwivesfearedGod, that he made them houses.
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And Pharaohcharged all his people,saying , Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive .