וַתֹּאמַ֤רְןָ הַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה כִּ֣י לֹ֧א כַנָּשִׁ֛ים הַמִּצְרִיֹּ֖ת הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑ת כִּֽי־חָי֣וֹת הֵ֔נָּה בְּטֶ֨רֶם תָּב֧וֹא אֲלֵהֶ֛ן הַמְיַלֶּ֖דֶת וְיָלָֽדוּ׃
Para bidan itu menjawab Firaun, “Sebab perempuan-perempuan Ibrani tidak seperti perempuan-perempuan Mesir. Mereka sendiri cakap menolong persalinan seperti bidan. Sebelum bidan datang kepada mereka, mereka sudah bersalin.”
Exodus
The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives. The name of one of them was Shifrah, and the name of the other was Puah.