Chūāijíjì 1:20

20 Shén hòu daì shōushēngpó . Yǐsèliè rén duō qǐlai , jíqí qiángshèng .

Chūāijíjì 1:20 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 1:20

Wherefore God dealt well with the midwives
He approved of their conduct upon the whole, however difficult it may be to clear them from all blame in this matter; though some think that what they said was the truth, though they might not tell all the truth; yea, that they made a glorious confession of their faith in God, and plainly told the king, that it was nothing but the immediate hand of God that the Hebrew women were so lively and strong, and therefore were resolved not to oppose it, let him command what he would; so Dr. Lightfoot ^F18, who takes the midwives to be Egyptians:

and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty;
became very numerous, and strong, and robust, being the offspring of such lively women.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 Works, vol. 1. p. 700.

Chūāijíjì 1:20 In-Context

18 Āijí wáng shào le shōushēngpó lái , shuō , nǐmen wèishénme zuò zhè shì , cún liú nánhái de xìngméng ne .

19 Shōushēngpó duì fǎlǎo shuō , yīnwei Xībólái fùrén yǔ Āijí fùrén bù tóng , Xībólái fùrén bĕn shì jiànzhuàng de ( yuánwén zuò huópo de ) , shōushēngpó hái méiyǒu dào , tāmen yǐjing shēngchǎn le .

20 Shén hòu daì shōushēngpó . Yǐsèliè rén duō qǐlai , jíqí qiángshèng .

21 Shōushēngpó yīnwei jìngwèi shén , shén biàn jiào tāmen chéng lì jiā shì .

22 Fǎlǎo fēnfu tāde zhòng mín shuō , Yǐsèliè rén suǒ shēng de nánhái , nǐmen dōu yào diū zaì hé lǐ , yīqiè de nǚhái , nǐmen yào cún liú tāde xìngméng .