Exodus 1:19
“And the midwiues said vnto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women: for they are liuely, and are deliuered ere the midwiues come in vnto them.”
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Exodus 1:19 Context
17But the midwiues feared God, and did not as the King of Egypt commanded them, but saued the men children aliue. 18And the King of Egypt called for the midwiues, & said vnto them, Why haue ye done this thing, and haue saued the men children aliue? 19And the midwiues said vnto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women: for they are liuely, and are deliuered ere the midwiues come in vnto them. 20Therefore God dealt well with the midwiues: and the people multiplied and waxed very mighty. 21And it came to passe, because the midwiues feared God, that hee made them houses.
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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.
- King James Version
The midwives said to Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife can get to them."
- New American Standard Version (1995)