English: “As he spoke to them (aleihen)” — it should have said “to them (lahen).” R’ Yosei bar Chanina said: This teaches that he solicited them for an immoral act and they were not solicited.
On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.
Type of Learning
Custom — diyuk from the preposition aleihen.
What Is Learned
Chazal teach that the midwives’ fear of God protected them from both the royal decree of infanticide and an additional personal demand of the king.