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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:16

And he said, when ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women ,.... Deliver them of their children: and see them upon the stools ; seats for women in labour to sit upon, and so contrived, that the midwives might do their office the more readily; but while they sat there, and before the birth, they could not tell whether the child was a son or a daughter; wherefore Kimchi F8 Sepher Shorash. rad. אבן . thinks the word here used signifies the place to which the infant falls... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:17

But the midwives feared God ,.... And therefore durst not take away the life of an human creature, which was contrary to the express law of God, Genesis 9:6 , and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them ; knowing it was right to obey God rather than man, though ever so great, or in so exalted a station: but saved the men children alive ; did not use any violence with them, by stifling them in the birth. The scheme was so barbarous and shocking, especially to the tender sex, to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:18

And the king called for the midwives ,.... Perceiving, by the increase of the Israelites, that they did not obey his commands: and said unto them, why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive ? not only did not kill them, but did everything for them that was necessary for their future preservation and health; see Ezekiel 16:4 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:19

And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women ,.... Not so tender, weak, and feeble, nor so ignorant of midwifery, and needed not the assistance of midwives, as the Egyptian women: for they are lively ; or midwives themselves, as Kimchi F11 Sepher Shorash. חיה "sie alii", כי חיות הנה "quia obstetrices ipsae", Pagninus, Montanus; so the Syriac version. says the word signifies; and so F12 μαιαι γαρ εισι , Symmachus apud... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:20

Wherefore God dealt well with the midwives ,.... He approved of their conduct upon the whole, however difficult it may be to clear them from all blame in this matter; though some think that what they said was the truth, though they might not tell all the truth; yea, that they made a glorious confession of their faith in God, and plainly told the king, that it was nothing but the immediate hand of God that the Hebrew women were so lively and strong, and therefore were resolved not to oppose... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:21

And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God ,.... And regarded his command, and not that of the king, though they risked his displeasure, and their lives: that he made them houses ; which some understand of the Israelites making houses for them, being moved to it by the Lord, to preserve them from the insults of the Egyptians; others of Pharaoh building houses for them, in which he kept them, until the Hebrew women came to their time of delivery, who were ordered to be brought... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:22

And Pharaoh charged all his people ,.... Finding he could not carry his point with the midwives, he gave a general order to all his people everywhere: saying, every son that is born ye shall cast into the river ; the river Nile; not every son born in his kingdom, for this would have ruined it in time; but that was born to the Jews, as the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan; and it is added in the Septuagint version, to the Hebrews: and every daughter ye shall save alive ; for the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 1:8

There arose up a new king - Who this was it is difficult to say. It was probably Ramesses Miamun, or his son Amenophis, who succeeded him in the government of Egypt about A. M. 2400, before Christ 1604. Which knew not Joseph - The verb ידע yada , which we translate to know, often signifies to acknowledge or approve. See Judges 2:10 ; Psalm 1:6 ; Psalm 31:7 ; Hosea 2:8 ; Amos 3:2 . The Greek verbs ειδω and γινωσκω are used precisely in the same sense in the New... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 1:9

He said unto his people - He probably summoned a council of his nobles and elders to consider the subject; and the result was to persecute and destroy them, as is afterwards stated. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 1:10

They join also unto our enemies - It has been conjectured that Pharaoh had probably his eye on the oppressions which Egypt had suffered under the shepherd-kings, who for a long series of years had, according to Manetho, governed the land with extreme cruelty. As the Israelites were of the same occupation, (viz., shepherds), the jealous, cruel king found it easy to attribute to them the same motives; taking it for granted that they were only waiting for a favorable opportunity to join the... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 1:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 1:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 1:10

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