20And God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.


In Context

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

18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men-children alive?

19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwife come unto them.

20 And God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them households.

22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

Exodus 1:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:20Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:20So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:20Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied and grew exceedingly strong.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:20And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:20And God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:20Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and became very mighty.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:20God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:20And God doth good to the midwives, and the people multiply, and are very mighty;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:20Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.