וַיֹּ֗אמֶר בְּיַלֶּדְכֶן֙ אֶת־הָֽעִבְרִיּ֔וֹת וּרְאִיתֶ֖ן עַל־הָאָבְנָ֑יִם אִם־בֵּ֥ן הוּא֙ וַהֲמִתֶּ֣ן אֹת֔וֹ וְאִם־בַּ֥ת הִ֖יא וָחָֽיָה׃
Ia berkata, “Apabila kamu menolong perempuan-perempuan Ibrani bersalin, perhatikanlah mereka di kursi bersalin: jika anak itu laki-laki, bunuhlah dia; tetapi jika anak itu perempuan, biarlah ia hidup.”
The Gate of Unity
(This [explains] the matter of,8Exodus 1:16 “You shall see on the birthing stones,” that is, the thighs become cold at the time of birthing.9See Talmud Bavli, Sotah 11b; Etz Chayim (Shaar HaMochin) Shaar 20, Ch. 3; Also see Biurei Zohar (of the Mittler Rebbe) Balak 105b; Ma’amarei Admor HaEmtza’ee, Devarim, Vol. 2, pg. 378.