Exodus 1:20
So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
In Context
21And because the midwives feared God, He gave them families of their own.
Cross References
Exodus 1:12But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.
Psalms 61:5For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name.
Psalms 103:11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
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 →