و َكانَتْ هُناكَ قابِلَتانِ عِبرانِيَّتانِ تُدْعَيانِ شِفْرَةَ وَفُوعَةَ. فَقالَ مَلِكُ مِصرَ لَهُما:
Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew nurses. The name of one was Shiphrah. The name of the other was Puah.