Exodus 1:15-17

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¹⁵ There were two Israelite women who helped the other women when they were giving birth. These two women were called Shiphrah and Puah. The king of Egypt said to them, ¹⁶ ‘When you help the Israelite women at the birth of their children, this is what you must do. If she gives birth to a son, kill him. But if the child is a daughter, you may let her live.’

¹⁷ But the two women respected God. So they did not do what the king of Egypt had told them. They obeyed God and they let the boys live.