וַיְהִי כִּי־יָרְאוּ הַמְיַלְּדֹת אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וַיַּעַשׂ לָהֶם בָּתִּים׃
And because the midwives feared God, He established households for them.
Questions on the Pasuk:
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Who is the subject of "וַיַּעַשׂ"? Is it God who made the "בָּתִּים" or Paroh or perhaps the Israelites?
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To whom does "לָהֶם" refer? Were the "בָּתִּים" made for the midwives or for the Israelite mothers/babies?
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What are these "בָּתִּים" and what is their purpose? Why was there a need to build additional housing – did the midwives (or Israelite mothers) not already have homes? Or was it some type of reward?
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