Exodus 1:20
Therfor God dide wel to medewyues; and the puple encreesside, and was coumfortid greetli.
Wycliffe (portions)
In The King James Version
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
In Context
21And for the mydewyues dredden God, he bildide `housis to hem.
Cross References
Exodus 1:12And bi hou myche thei oppressiden hem, bi so myche thei weren multiplied, and encreessiden more.
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 →