And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creep...

And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.

I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.

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