Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Yigal Levin <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>]

The simplest meaning of "hamiyaledot ha(ibriyyot" is "the Henrew midwives". 
I'd need a good reason from the contexts to render "the midwives for the 
Hebrews".

Yigal
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From: "B. M. Rocine" <brocine AT twcny.rr.com>
To: "b-hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 8:11 PM
Subject: [b-hebrew] midwives


> B-Haverim,
>
> What do you all think of the possibility that the midwives of Exo 1:15
> were Egyptians rather that Hebrews?
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan
>
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