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: “And they kept them alive” — it was taught: Not only did they not kill them, but they supplied them with water and food.
On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.
Custom — intensifying reading of vathechayena.
Chazal teach that the midwives went beyond passive refusal: they provided the infants with the means of life.