Exodus 1:20
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
King James Version
In Context
21And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
Cross References
Exodus 1:12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
Psalms 61:5For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.
Psalms 103:11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
Psalms 145:19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Proverbs 19:17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Isaiah 3:10Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: 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 →