But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
The 1611 reading
But the midwiues feared God, and did not as the King of Egypt commanded them, but saued the men children aliue.
KJV dictionary & concordance
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of save, meaning to rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 47:25
Complete exact-word concordance
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?
Thus the Lord saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea shore.
Thus the LORD saued Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians: and Israel sawe the Egyptians dead vpon the sea shore.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Preserved from evil, injury or destruction; prevented; spared.