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


In Context

17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt had said to them, but saved the male children alive.

18 And the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, Why have ye done this, and saved the male children alive?

19 And the midwives said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian; for they are strong, and they have borne before the midwife comes to them.

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

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

22 Then Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, but 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

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.