Exodus:1

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* Now these are the names of the children of Israel Yisra #el #, which came into Egypt ; every man and his household came with Jacob Ya #aqob #. * Reuben R @#uwben #, Simeon Shim #own #, Levi , and Judah , * Issachar , Zebulun , and Benjamin , * Dan , and Naphtali , Gad , and Asher . * And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls : for Joseph was in Egypt already . * And Joseph died , and all his brethren , and all that generation . * And the children of Israel were fruitful , and increased abundantly , and multiplied , and waxed exceeding #H3966mighty ; and the land was filled with them . * Now there arose up a new king over Egypt , which knew not Joseph . * And he said unto his people , Behold , the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we : * Come on , let us deal wisely with them ; lest they multiply , and it come to pass , that , when there falleth out any war , they join also unto our enemies , and fight against us , and so get them up out of the land . * Therefore they did set over them taskmasters mac # to afflict them with their burdens . And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities , Pithom and Raamses Ra #m @cec #. * But the more they afflicted them , the more they multiplied and grew . And they were grieved because of the children of Israel Yisra #el #. * And the Egyptians madethe children of Israel to serve with rigour : * And they made # their lives bitter with hard bondage , 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 . * And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives , of which the name of the one was Shiphrah , and the name of the other Puah Puw #ah #: * 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 . * But the midwives feared God , and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them , but saved # the men children alive . * And the king of Egypt called for the midwives , and said unto them , Why have ye done this thing , and have saved # the men children alive ? * And the midwives said unto Pharaoh Par #oh #, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women ; for they are lively , and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them . * Therefore God dealt well with the midwives : and the people multiplied , and waxed very mighty . * And it came to pass , because the midwives feared God , that he made them houses . * And Pharaoh charged all his people , saying , Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river y @#or #, and every daughter ye shall save alive .

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