The Midwives juxtaposed with Esther

The midwives replied to Pharaoh: "Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; they are lively and they give birth even before the midwife can come to them" (Exodus 1:19).

And it came to pass when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she won favor in his eyes, and the king extended to Esther the golden scepter that was in his hand, and Esther approached and touched the end of the scepter (Esther 5:2). 

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