Exodus 1:20
And God does good to the midwives, and the people multiply, and are very mighty;
Literal Standard 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 comes to pass, because the midwives have feared God, that He makes households for them;
Cross References
Exodus 1:12and as they afflict it, so it multiplies, and so it breaks forth, and they are distressed because of the sons of Israel;
Psalms 61:5For You, O God, have listened to my vows, || You have appointed the inheritance || Of those fearing Your Name.
Psalms 103:11For as the height of the heavens [is] above the earth, || His kindness has been mighty over those fearing Him.
Psalms 145:19He does the desire of those fearing Him, || And He hears their cry, and saves them.
Proverbs 19:17Whoever is lending [to] YHWH is favoring the poor, || And He repays his deed to him.
Isaiah 3:10Say to the righteous that [it is] good, || Because they 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 →