Exodus 1:20
God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.
World English Bible British
In The King James Version
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
In Context
21Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
Cross References
Exodus 1:12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out. They started to dread the children of Israel.
Psalms 61:5For you, God, have heard my vows. You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
Psalms 103:11For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving kindness towards those who fear him.
Psalms 145:19He will fulfil the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Proverbs 19:17He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; he will reward him.
Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous that it will be well with them, for they will eat the fruit of their deeds.
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 →