KJV dictionary & concordance
Women who assist other women in childbirth.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Exodus 1:15
Complete exact-word concordance
¶ And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
¶ And the King of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwiues, (of which the name of one was Shiphrah, and the name of t other Puah.)
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
But the midwiues feared God, and did not as the King of Egypt commanded them, but saued the men children aliue.
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?
And the King of Egypt called for the midwiues, & said vnto them, Why haue ye done this thing, and haue saued the men children aliue?
And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.
And the midwiues said vnto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women: for they are liuely, and are deliuered ere the midwiues come in vnto them.
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
Therefore God dealt well with the midwiues: and the people multiplied and waxed very mighty.
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
And it came to passe, because the midwiues feared God, that hee made them houses.
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