Exodus 1:15-22 - Pharaoh Tells The Midwives To Kill All Hebrew Baby Boys
15 The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives. Shiphrah and Puah were among them. 16 He said: When you help the Hebrew women give birth on the birth stool, if it is a son you shall put him to death. If it is a daughter, then she shall live. 17 The midwives respected God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them. They let the boys live. 18 So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said: Why have you let the boys live?
19 The midwives replied to Pharaoh: Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women. They are vigorous and give birth before the midwife can get to them.
20 God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and became very mighty. 21 Because the midwives respected God, He established households for them. 22 Then Pharaoh commanded all his people: Every son who is born must be thrown into the Nile River. However, keep every daughter alive.