Exodus 1:15 meaning and explanation
Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, whose names were Shiphrah and Puah,
Exodus 1:15, Berean Standard Bible
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Pharaoh, the unnamed new king who feared Israel's growth, is speaking here to the two midwives who served the Hebrew women. Naming them, Shiphrah and Puah, gives these ordinary women a dignity the narrative withholds from the king himself.
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