Then Absalom'sservantscameto the womanat the houseand said,"Whereare Ahimaazand Jonathan?"And the womansaidto them, "They have crossedthe brookof water."And whenthey searchedand could not find[them], they returnedto Jerusalem.
"But ifyou returnto the city,and sayto Absalom,'I will be your servant,O king;as I have beenyour father'sservantin timepast,so I will nowbe your servant,'then you can thwartthe counselof Ahithophelfor me.
The midwivessaidto Pharaoh,"Becausethe Hebrewwomenare not as the Egyptianwomen;for they are vigorousand givebirthbeforethe midwifecangetto them."
You shall not steal,nordealfalsely,norlieto oneanother.
He saidto her, "Standin the doorwayof the tent,and it shall be ifanyonecomesand inquiresof you, and says,'Is thereanyonehere?'that you shall say,'No.'"
Davidsaidto Ahimelechthe priest,"The kinghas commissionedme with a matterand has saidto me, 'Let nooneknowanythingabout the matteron whichI am sendingyou and with whichI have commissionedyou; and I have directedthe youngmento a certainplace.'
