Exodus 1:10-16 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.

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10 H3051 Come on [H8798] H2449 , let us deal wisely [H8691] H7235 with them; lest they multiply [H8799] H7122 , and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out [H8799] H4421 any war H1931 , they H3254 join [H8738] H8130 also unto our enemies [H8802] H3898 , and fight [H8738] H5927 against us, and so get them up [H8804] H776 out of the land.

11 H7760 Therefore they did set [H8799] H4522 over them taskmasters H8269 H6031 to afflict [H8763] H5450 them with their burdens H1129 . And they built [H8799] H6547 for Pharaoh H4543 treasure H5892 cities H6619 , Pithom H7486 and Raamses.

12 H6031 But the more they afflicted [H8762] H3651 them, the more H7235 they multiplied [H8799] H6555 and grew [H8799] H6973 . And they were grieved [H8799] H6440 because H1121 of the children H3478 of Israel.

13 H4714 And the Egyptians H5647 made H1121 the children H3478 of Israel H5647 to serve [H8686] H6531 with rigour:

14 H4843 And they made H2416 their lives H4843 bitter [H8762] H7186 with hard H5656 bondage H2563 , in morter H3843 , and in brick H5656 , and in all manner of service H7704 in the field H5656 : all their service H5647 , wherein they made them serve [H8804] H6531 , was with rigour.

15 H4428 And the king H4714 of Egypt H559 spake [H8799] H5680 to the Hebrew H3205 midwives [H8764] H8034 , of which the name H259 of the one H8236 was Shiphrah H8034 , and the name H8145 of the other H6326 Puah:

16 H559 And he said [H8799] H3205 , When ye do the office of a midwife [H8763] H5680 to the Hebrew women H7200 , and see [H8804] H70 them upon the stools H1121 ; if it be a son H4191 , then ye shall kill [H8689] H1323 him: but if it be a daughter H2425 , then she shall live [H8804] .