of Midwife
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
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6 KJV and 6 BSB verses contain “Midwives”
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:
Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?
So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”
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.
The midwives answered Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife arrives.”
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
And because the midwives feared God, He gave them families of their own.