rsv Exodus:1:15-18
rsv@Exodus:1:15 @ Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiph'rah and the other Pu'ah,
rsv@Exodus:1:16 @ "When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, she shall live."
rsv@Exodus:1:17 @ But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live.
rsv@Exodus:1:18 @ So the king of Egypt called the midwives, and said to them, "Why have you done this, and let the male children live?"