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Ex 1:15
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And the king of Egypt spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews: of whom one was called Sephora, the other Phua,
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Ex 1:16
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Commanding them: When you shall do the office of midwives to the Hebrew women, and the time of delivery is come: if it be a man child, kill it: if a woman, keep it alive.
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Ex 1:17
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But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded, but saved the men children.
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Ex 1:20
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Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied and grew exceedingly strong.
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Ex 1:21
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And because the midwives feared God, he built them houses.
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