cha.yeh describes the Hebrew women in Exodus 1:19 as giving birth before the midwife arrives.

In Exodus 1:19, the feminine plural adjective describes the Hebrew women in the midwives’ explanation that they give birth before the midwife comes.

1. Describing women who give birth before aid arrives · dominant

   In Exodus 1:19, the feminine plural form occurs in the midwives’ comparison of the Hebrew and Egyptian women, followed by the statement that the Hebrew women give birth before the midwife comes. The APB renders the clause, “for they are vigorous; before the midwife comes to them they give birth.”

   Exodus 1:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Exodus 1:19, the APB presents the clause with “they are vigorous,” followed by their giving birth before the midwife arrives.