The midwives were Jews.Shifra is Hebrew name means lovely while Puah is a cannanite names means fair or little girl.In this context the midwives represents judge of who is coming to give justice to oppressed Isralite through the boy Moses.
The two midwives acted in the plans of God and answered the King with wisdom of kingship and a judge.

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