Exodus 1:17 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 1:17

The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.

KJV

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The midwives feared God - Because they knew that God had forbidden murder of every kind; for though the law was not yet given, Exo 20:13, being Hebrews they must have known that God had from the beginning declared, Whosoever sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed, Gen 9:6. Therefore they saved the male children of all to whose assistance they were called. See Clarke’s note on Exo 1:19.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתִּירֶ֤אןָ	va.ti.Re.na	and they feared	H3372 →
הַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙	ham.ya.le.Dot	the midwives	H3205 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים	ha.'E.lo.Him	<the> God	H430 →
וְלֹ֣א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
עָשׂ֔וּ	'a.Su	they did	H6213 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר	ka.'a.Sher	just as	H834 →
דִּבֶּ֥ר	di.Ber	he had spoken	H1696 →
אֲלֵיהֶ֖ן	'a.lei.Hen	to them	H413 →
מֶ֣לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
מִצְרָ֑יִם	mitz.Ra.yim	Egypt	H4714 →
וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ	va.te.chai.Yei.na	and they let live	H2421 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַיְלָדִֽים׃	hay.la.Dim	the [male] children	H3206 →

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Ecclesiastes 12:13
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
leads to
- Deuteronomy 10:12
  And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your…
- Micah 6:8
  He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?
- Deuteronomy 6:2
  so that you and your children and grandchildren may fear the LORD your God all the days of your lives by keeping all His statutes and commandments that I give you, and so that…
- Psalms 111:10
  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
- Job 28:28
  And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Through
Matthew 10:28
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
leads to
- Luke 12:4–5
  I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
- Isaiah 8:12–13
  “Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.
Through
Luke 12:5
But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
leads to
- 2 Peter 2:4
  For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;