There were two Israelite women who helped the other women when they were giving birth. These two women were called Shiphrah and Puah. The King of Egypt said to them, ‘When you help the Israelite women at the birth of their children, this is what you must do. If she gives birth to a son, kill him. But if the child is a daughter, you may let her live.’ But the two women respected God. So, they did not do what the king of Egypt had told them. They obeyed God and they let the boys live. ……Because the two women obeyed God, he gave them families of their own.
Exodus 1:15-17, 21
有希伯來的兩個收生婆，一名施弗拉 ，一名普阿 ； 埃及王對她們說： 「你們為希伯來婦人收生，看她們臨盆的時候，若是男孩，就把他殺了；若是女孩，就留她存活。」 但是收生婆敬畏上帝，不照埃及王的吩咐行，竟存留男孩的性命。 ……收生婆因為敬畏上帝，上帝便叫她們成立家室。 出埃及記 1:15-17, 21