Exodus 1:18

18 So the king of Egypt called for the midwives. He asked them, "Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?"

Exodus 1:18 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 1:18

And the king called for the midwives
Perceiving, by the increase of the Israelites, that they did not obey his commands:

and said unto them, why have ye done this thing, and have saved the
men children alive?
not only did not kill them, but did everything for them that was necessary for their future preservation and health; see ( Ezekiel 16:4 ) .

Exodus 1:18 In-Context

16 "When you help the Hebrew women in childbirth, look at the child when you deliver it. If it's a boy, kill it, but if it's a girl, let it live."

17 However, the midwives feared God and didn't obey the king of Egypt's orders. They let the boys live.

18 So the king of Egypt called for the midwives. He asked them, "Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?"

19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, "Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women. They are so healthy that they have their babies before a midwife arrives."

20 God was good to the midwives. So the people increased in number and became very strong.