King James Version
Exodus 1:15 in the King James Version says “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...” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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:”
Exodus 1:15 · KJV
And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
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:
And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live.
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“midwives”
H3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“and the name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“and the name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
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