Exodus 1:17

But the midwives feared God. They did not do what the king of Egypt told them. They let the boys live.

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Previous · Exodus 1:16He said, "When you help the Hebrew women give birth, watch them on the birthing stools. If the baby is a boy, kill him. But if it is a girl, let her live." Next · Exodus 1:18So the king of Egypt called for the midwives. He asked them, "Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?"