Exodus 1:19-21

New Catholic Bible

¹⁹ The midwives answered Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptians. They are full of life. Before the midwife arrives, they have already given birth.”

²⁰ God blessed the midwives. The people grew and became very numerous. ²¹ God gave the midwives numerous families because they had feared God.