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


In Context

17 And the midwives fear God, and have not done as the king of Egypt hath spoken unto them, and keep the lads alive;

18 and the king of Egypt calleth for the midwives, and saith to them, 'Wherefore have ye done this thing, and keep the lads alive?'

19 And the midwives say unto Pharaoh, 'Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women, for they are lively; before the midwife cometh in unto them — they have borne!'

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

21 and it cometh to pass, because the midwives have feared God, that He maketh for them households;

22 and Pharaoh layeth a charge on all his people, saying, 'Every son who is born — into the River ye do cast him, and every daughter ye do keep 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 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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