و َكانَتْ هُناكَ قابِلَتانِ عِبرانِيَّتانِ تُدْعَيانِ شِفْرَةَ وَفُوعَةَ. فَقالَ مَلِكُ مِصرَ لَهُما:
¶ And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and another named Puah;