During their years of slavery in Egypt, the Israelites increased greatly in number, and Pharaoh decreed that all Hebrew male babies were to be destroyed at birth.
Sewaktu bangsa Israel menjadi budak di Mesir, mereka bertambah banyak dan menjadi bangsa yang besar. Firaun memerintahkan agar semua bayi laki - laki Israel dibunuh saat lahir.