And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
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Verse 22 is found in chapter 1 of Exodus. Pharaoh orders the Hebrew midwives to kill the male children, but they disobey because they fear God. The episode introduces the conflict between human authority and obedience to God.
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Da gebot Pharao allem seinem Volk und sprach: Alle Söhne, die geboren werden, werft ins Wasser, und alle Töchter laßt leben.
Entonces Faraón mandó a todo su pueblo, diciendo: Echad en el río todo hijo que naciere, y a toda hija reservad la vida.
El faraón ordenó a todo su pueblo: «Arrojen al Nilo a todo niño que nazca, pero dejen vivir a todas las niñas».
Alors Pharaon donna cet ordre à tout son peuple: Vous jetterez dans le fleuve tout garçon qui naîtra, et vous laisserez vivre toutes les filles.
Allora Faraone comandò a tutto il suo popolo, dicendo: Gittate nel fiume ogni figliuol maschio che nascerà, e lasciate vivere tutte le figliuole femmine
Então ordenou Faraó a todo o seu povo, dizendo: A todos os filhos que nascerem lançareis no rio, mas a todas as filhas guardareis com vida.
法老吩咐他的眾百姓說:「把所生的 每一個男孩都丟到 尼羅河 裏去,讓所有的女孩存活。」
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