Exodus 1:17

The midwives feared God. — The midwives, whether Hebrews or Egyptians, believed in a God who would punish wrong-doing, and therefore resolved not to obey the Pharaoh.

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But the midwives feared God — Dreaded his wrath more than Pharaoh's, and therefore saved the men — children alive.

¹⁷ 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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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Exodus 1:17