Exodus 1:17

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-children alive.

The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live.

But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live.

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but let the boys live.

The midwives, however, feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them to do; they let the boys live.

But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive.

But because the midwives feared God, they refused to obey the king’s orders. They allowed the boys to live, too.