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Exodus 1:19 Cross-References
Explore 3 cross-references for Exodus 1:19 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 1 verse 19 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 (KJV)
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Commentary on Exodus 1:19
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 (כִּי־חָיוֹת הֵנָּה, ki-chayot henah, "for they are vigorous/lively")—The midwives' answer emphasizes Hebrew women's vitality contrasting with Egyptian women's weakness. Lively (חָיוֹת, chayot) means "full of life/vigorous," suggesting the blessing of God manifesting in physical strength. Whether this is complete truth, partial truth, or tactical deception, it highlights the irony: Pharaoh's oppression couldn't weaken Israel—God's...
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“Yes, the men came to me, but I didn't know where they came from.,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:, וַתִּקַּח הָאִשָּׁה אֶת־שְׁנֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים וַתִּצְפְּנוֹ וַתֹּאמֶר כֵּן בָּאוּ אֵלַי הָאֲנָשִׁים וְלֹא יָדַעְתִּי מֵאַיִן הֵמָּה׃ ,And the woman took the two men, and hid them; and she said: Yea”
“and strewed bruised grain thereon; and nothing was known.”
“The king has commanded me a business”