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Exodus 1:22

Therefore, Pharaoh instructed all his people, saying: "Whatever will be born of the male sex, cast it into the river; whatever will be born of the female sex, retain it.
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King James Version

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.

English Standard Version

Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, "Every son that is born to the Hebrews you shall cast into the Nile, but you shall let every daughter live."

New International Version

Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: "Every boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live."