Exodus 1:15-17

15There 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,

16‘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.’

17But 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.