17. And the midwives fear God, and have not done as the king of Egypt hath spoken unto them, and keep the lads alive;
18. and the king of Egypt calleth for the midwives, and saith to them, `Wherefore have ye done this thing, and keep the lads alive?'
19. And the midwives say unto Pharaoh, `Because the Hebrew women [are] not as the Egyptian women, for they [are] lively; before the midwife cometh in unto them--they have borne!'
20. And God doth good to the midwives, and the people multiply, and are very mighty;
21. and it cometh to pass, because the midwives have feared God, that He maketh for them households;
22. and Pharaoh layeth a charge on all his people, saying, `Every son who is born--into the River ye do cast him, and every daughter ye do keep alive.'