Exodus 1:20
“Therefore God dealt well with the midwiues: and the people multiplied and waxed very mighty.”
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Exodus 1:20 Context
18And the King of Egypt called for the midwiues, & said vnto them, Why haue ye done this thing, and haue saued the men children aliue? 19And the midwiues said vnto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women: for they are liuely, and are deliuered ere the midwiues come in vnto them. 20Therefore God dealt well with the midwiues: and the people multiplied and waxed very mighty. 21And it came to passe, because the midwiues feared God, that hee made them houses. 22And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Euery sonne that is borne, yee shall cast into the riuer, and euery daughter ye shall saue aliue.
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Other Translations for Exodus 1:20
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
- King James Version
So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and became very mighty.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the blessing of God was on these women: and the people were increased in number and became very strong.
- Basic English Bible
And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong.
- Darby Bible
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and became very mighty.
- Webster's Bible
God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.
- World English Bible
And God doth good to the midwives, and the people multiply, and are very mighty;
- Youngs Literal Bible
And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Exodus 1:20
1:20 Therefore God dealt well with them - That is, built them up in families, and blessed their children.