Exodus 1:20
And God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
In Context
21And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them households.
Cross References
Exodus 1:12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out. And they were grieved because of the sons of Israel.
Psalms 61:5For thou, O God, have heard my vows. Thou have given [me] the heritage of those who fear thy name.
Psalms 103:11For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness toward those who fear him.
Psalms 145:19He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry and will save them.
Proverbs 19:17He who has pity upon a poor man lends to LORD, and he will repay him his good deed.
Isaiah 3:10Say ye of the righteous, that [it is] well, for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 1:16-22
15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: 16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. 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… Read the whole commentary →