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Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah, and the other was named Puah;

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:

and he said, "When you are helping the Hebrew women to give birth and see them upon the birthstool, if it is a son, then you shall put him to death; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live."

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.

But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but let the boys live.

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, "Why have you done this thing, and let the boys live?"

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?

The midwives said to Pharaoh, "Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife can get to them."

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.

So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and became very mighty.

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

And because the midwives feared God, He established households for them.

And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, "Every son who is born, you are to throw into the Nile, but every daughter, you are to keep alive."

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.