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And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Hebrew midwives - Or “midwives of the Hebrew women.” This measure simultaneously attested the inefficacy of the former measures and was the …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The Hebrew midwives. —Or the midwives of the Hebrew women (ταῖς μαίαις τῶν Έβραίων, Septuagint). The Hebrew construction …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And the king of Egypt spake. The tyrant now descends from the open violence and cruelty which had availed nothing, to secret plots and dec…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives
It is difficult to say who these midwives were, whether Egyptian …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The Egyptians tried to destroy Israel by the murder of their children. The enmity that is in the seed of the serpent, against the Seed of the woman…

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