Acts 7:19 Cross References - Rotherham

¹⁹ The same, dealing craftily with our race, ill–treated our fathers, so as to cause their babes to be exposed, to the end they might not be suffered to live.

⁹ So he said unto his people, Lo! the people of the sons of Israel, are too many and mighty for us! ¹⁰ Come on! let us shew ourselves wise with regard to them, lest they so multiply that it shall come to pass, when war befalleth us, that, they also, shall join themselves unto them who hate us, and shall make war upon us, and then go up out of the land. ¹¹ So they set over them chiefs of tribute, to the end they might humiliate them with their burdens,––and they built store–cities for Pharaoh, even Pithom and Raamses. ¹² But, the more they were humiliating them, the more, were they multiplying, and, the more, were they breaking forth,––so they were filled with alarm, because of the sons of Israel. ¹³ And the Egyptians rigorously made the sons of Israel serve; ¹⁴ and embittered their lives with harsh service, in clay and in bricks, and in all manner of service in the field,––all their service, wherein they rigorously made them serve.
¹⁵ Then said the king of Egypt to the Hebrew midwives,––of whom, the name of the one was, Shiphrah, and, the name of the other, Puah; –– ¹⁶ then he said––When ye act as midwives unto the Hebrew women, then shall ye look out for the sex,––If it is, a son, then shall ye kill it, But, if it is, a daughter, then shall it live. ¹⁷ But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt spake unto them,––but suffered the male children to live. ¹⁸ Then called the king of Egypt for the midwives, and said to them––Wherefore have ye done this thing,––that ye should let the male children live? ¹⁹ And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because, not like the Egyptian women, are the Hebrew women,––for they are, full of life, ere yet the midwife can come in unto them, they have given birth. ²⁰ So then God dealt well with the midwives,––and the people multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty. ²¹ And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made for them households. ²² Then gave Pharaoh command to all his people, saying––Every son that is born to the Hebrews, into the river, shall ye cast him; But, every daughter, shall ye suffer to live.

⁴ They have said––Come, and let us wipe them out from being a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more. ⁵ For they have taken counsel with one heart, Against thee––a covenant, would they solemnize––

²⁵ He let them turn their heart––To hate his people, To deal treacherously with his servants;

¹ [A Song of Ascents.]
Many a time, have they harassed me from my youth, well may Israel say: ² Many a time, have they harassed me from youth, yet have they not prevailed against me. ³ Upon my back, have ploughmen ploughed, They have lengthened their furrow!

⁴ and, his tail, draweth the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth. And, the dragon, stood before the woman who was about to bring forth, that, as soon as she should bring forth, he might devour, her child. ⁵ And she brought forth a son, a manchild, who was about to shepherd all the nations with a sceptre of iron; and her child was caught away unto God and unto his throne.