"And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women {are} not as the Egyptian women; for they {are} lively, and…" — Exodus 1:19

Exodus 1:19 · KJV

“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.”

— Exodus 1:19

Verse 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?

Verse 20

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

Exodus 1 — Context

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

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?

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.

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

Cross References

Joshua 2:4-24

And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they {were}:

2 Samuel 17:19-20

And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.

1 Samuel 21:2

And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed {my} servants to such and such a place.