Exodus 1:19-21 ▼

19 And the midwives say to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women [are] not as the Egyptian women, for they [are] lively; before the midwife comes to them—they have borne!”

20 And God does good to the midwives, and the people multiply, and are very mighty;

21 and it comes to pass, because the midwives have feared God, that He makes households for them;