A moment in scripture
Exodus 1:19
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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.
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The surrounding passage
- Exodus 1:17
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
- Exodus 1:18
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?
- Exodus 1:20
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
- Exodus 1:21
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.