Exodus 1:15 The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah, (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Exodus 1:17 But the midwives feared God, and didn't do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Exodus 1:18 The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, "Why have you done this thing, and have saved the boys alive?" (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Exodus 1:19 The midwives said to Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew women aren't like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous, and give birth before the midwife comes to them." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Exodus 1:20 God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)
Exodus 1:21 It happened, because the midwives feared God, that he gave them families. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)