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Now these [are] the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob. Jacob Egypt

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Judah Levi Reuben Simeon

Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, Benjamin Issachar Zebulun

Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. Asher Dan Gad Naphtali Dan

And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt [already]. Jacob Joseph Egypt

And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. Joseph

¶ And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. Jacob

Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. Joseph Egypt

And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel [are] more and mightier than we: Jacob

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 to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses. Pharaoh On Pithom Raamses Rameses

But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. Jacob

And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour: Jacob Egypt

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: Hebrews Pharaoh Puah Shiphrah Egypt

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. Hebrews

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. Pharaoh God Egypt

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? Pharaoh Egypt

And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women [are] not as the Egyptian women; for they [are] lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them. Hebrews Pharaoh Egypt

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. God

And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses. God

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. Pharaoh Nile

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