SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:15
¶ Y habló el rey de Egipto a las parteras de las hebreas, una de las cuales se llamaba Sifra, y otra Fúa, y les dijo:
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Exodus 1:15
Verse 15. Hebrew midwives] Shiphrah and Puah, who are here mentioned, were probably certain chiefs, under whom all the rest acted, and by whom they were instructed in the obstetric art. Aben Ezra supposes there could not have been fewer than five hundred midwives among the Hebrew women at this time, but that very few were requisite see proved on ver. 19. See Clark on "ver. 19".
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 15-22 - The Egyptians tried to destroy Israel by the murder of their children The enmity that is in the seed of the serpent, against the Seed of the woman, makes men forget all pity. It is plain that the Hebrews were no under an uncommon blessing. And we see that the services done for God' Israel are often repaid in kind. Pharaoh gave orders to drown all the male children of the Hebrews. The enemy who, by Pharaoh, attempted to destroy the church in this its infant state, is busy to stifle the ris of serious reflections in the heart of man. Let those who would escape be afraid of sinning, and cry directly and fervently to the Lord for assistance __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויאמר 559 מלך 4428 מצרים 4714 למילדת 3205 העברית 5680 אשׁר 834 שׁם 8034 האחת 259 שׁפרה 8236 ושׁם 8034 השׁנית 8145 פועה׃ 6326
