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And the king of Egypt said to the midwives of the Hebrews, of whom the name of one was Shiphrah, and the name of the second, Puah;

and he said, When you midwife the Hebrew women, and look on the birth-stools, if it is a son, you will kill him; and if it is a daughter, it shall live.

And the midwives feared God, and they did not do as the king of Egypt said to them. And they kept the male children alive.

And the king of Egypt called to the midwives and said to them, Why do you do this thing and keep alive the male children?

And the midwives said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous. Before the midwives come to them they bear.

And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became exceedingly strong.

And it was, because the midwives feared God, He made houses for them.

And Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, Every son that is born, you shall cast him into the river. And you shall keep alive every daughter.