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Exodus 1:17 (MSG)

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17 But the midwives had far too much respect for God and didn't do what the king of Egypt ordered; they let the boy babies live.

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 17) Did God put all rulers in power? The midwives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do

Definition(s):
Egypt (Ee-jipt): that troubles or oppresses; anguish