Exodus 1:15 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: Exodus 1:17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. Exodus 1:18 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? Exodus 1:19 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. Exodus 1:20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives : and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. Exodus 1:21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.