Exodus 1:18 KJV

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?

Thou and Ye

  • ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • The men-children destroyedThe 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, makes...

Cross References

  • 2 Samuel 13:28 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.
  • Ecclesiastes 8:4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

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Topics

  • Egyptians Oppress the Israelites
  • Integrity The Egyptian midwives when commanded to destroy the newborn babies of the Israelites
  • Israel Number of, at the time of the exodus
  • Midwifery General scriptures concerning Midwifery
  • Oppression Of Israelites, by Egyptians

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Bible Dictionary

  • EgyptThe land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture.

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And the king מֶלֶךְ melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of Egypt מִצְרַיִם miṣrayim מִצְרַיִם Proper name
  • called וַיִּקְרָא wayyiqrāʾ קָרָא Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • for the midwives לַמְיַלְּדֹת lamyallĕdōt יָלַד Verb · piel active participle, feminine plural · with preposition with the
  • and said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto them, Why לָהֶן lāhen Preposition · with suffix: third person feminine plural מַדּוּעַ maddûaʿ מַדּוּעַ Interrogative
  • have ye done עֲשִׂיתֶן ʿăśîten עָשָׂה Verb · qal perfect, second person feminine plural
  • this thing הַדָּבָר haddābār דָּבָר Noun · masculine singular · with the הַזֶּה hazzê Pronoun · with the
  • and have saved וַתְּחַיֶּיןָ wattĕḥayyênā חָיָה Verb · piel sequential imperfect, second person feminine plural · with and
  • the men children אֶת ʾet Object marker הַיְלָדִים haylādîm יֶלֶד Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • alive חָיָה châyâh

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