'Midwives,' as in Exodus 1:15-21, signify receptions of truth in the natural principle. 'A midwife,' as in Genesis 26, signifies the natural level.

(References: Arcana Coelestia 4588, Genesis 1, 15)

10364. 'Everyone who does work on that day' means those who turn away from heavenly loves to bodily and worldly loves. This is clear from what has been shown just above in 10362.