midwives <EXO1 -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:
midwives <EXO1 -17> But the {midwives} feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
midwives <EXO1 -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?
midwives <EXO1 -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.
midwives <EXO1 -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.
midwives <EXO1 -20> Therefore God dealt well with the {midwives}: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
midwives <EXO1 -21> And it came to pass, because the {midwives} feared God, that he made them houses.

 
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