Exodus 1:15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: 10 I MC VC

Exodus 1:16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. 12 I MC VC

Exodus 1:17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. 12 I MC VC

Exodus 1:18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive? 10 I MC VC

Exodus 1:19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them. 10 I MC VC

Exodus 1:20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. 10 I MC VC

Exodus 1:21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses. 14 I MC VC

Exodus 1:22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. 10 I MC VC