Parashas Shemos · Passuk 1:17
Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi
Torah Temimah points to Sotah 11b (verified).
Sefaria — Exodus 1:17
Sefaria — Sotah 11b
E-Daf — Sotah 11b
English: “As he spoke to them (aleihen)” — it should have said “to them (lahen).” R’ Yosei bar Chanina said: This teaches that he solicited them for an immoral act and they were not solicited.
On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.
Custom — diyuk from the preposition aleihen.
Chazal teach that the midwives’ fear of God protected them from both the royal decree of infanticide and an additional personal demand of the king.