Exodus 1:19

And they said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are strong, and the birth takes place before we come to them.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

18And the king of Egypt sent for the women, and said to them, Why have you done this, and let the male children go on living?

20And the blessing of God was on these women: and the people were increased in number and became very strong.

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Cross References

Joshua 2:4And the woman took the two men and put them in a secret place; then she said, Yes, the men came to me, but I had no idea where they came from;

2 Samuel 17:19And a woman put a cover over the hole, and put crushed grain on top of it, and no one had any knowledge of it.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 1:16-22

15 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: 16 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. 17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. 18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done… Read the whole commentary →

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