Exodus 1:22

1:22 Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, “All sons ¹  that are born you must throw ²  into the river, but all daughters you may let live.” ³ 

Matthew 21:38

21:38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and get his inheritance!’

Revelation 12:4

12:4 Now ⁴  the dragon’s ⁵  tail swept away a third of the stars in heaven and hurled them to the earth. Then ⁶  the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child as soon as it was born.

¹ tn The substantive כֹּל (kol) followed by the article stresses the entirety – “all sons” or “all daughters” – even though the nouns are singular in Hebrew (see GKC 411 §127.b).

² tn The form includes a pronominal suffix that reiterates the object of the verb: “every son…you will throw it.”

³ tn The first imperfect has the force of a definite order, but the second, concerning the girls, could also have the nuance of permission, which may fit better. Pharaoh is simply allowing the girls to live.

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate that this remark is virtually parenthetical.

⁵ tn Grk “its”; the referent (the dragon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.