Exodus 1:19-22 ▼

19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth quickly and their babies are born before the midwife can get to them.”

20 So God was good to the midwives, and the people [of Israel] multiplied and became very strong.

21 And because the midwives feared God [with profound reverence], He established families and households for them.

22 Then Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “Every son who is born [to the Hebrews] must be thrown into the Nile, but every daughter you shall keep alive.”