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Exodus 1:19

World English Bible

The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women aren’t like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.”

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Exodus 1:19 in other translations

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 midwife come unto them.

Exodus 1:19 · American Standard Version

Exodus 1:19 in context

  1. 17But the midwives feared God, and didn’t do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.
  2. 18The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?”
  3. 19The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women aren’t like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.”
  4. 20God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.
  5. 21Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.