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Exodus 1:20
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KJ21
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and waxed very mighty.
ASV
And God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
AMP
So God was good to the midwives, and the people [of Israel] multiplied and became very strong.
AMPC
So God dealt well with the midwives and the people multiplied and became very strong.
BRG
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
CSB
So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very numerous.
CSBA
So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very numerous.
CEB
So God treated the midwives well, and the people kept on multiplying and became very strong.
CJB
Therefore God prospered the midwives, and the people continued to multiply and grow very powerful.
CEV
God was good to the two women because they truly respected him, and he blessed them with children of their own. The Hebrews kept increasing
DARBY
And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong.
DRA
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied and grew exceedingly strong.
ERV
The nurses trusted God, so he was good to them and allowed them to have their own families. The Hebrews continued to have more children, and they became very strong.
EASY
Because the two women respected God, he was kind to them. The Israelite people continued to grow in number. They became very strong.
EHV
So God treated the midwives well. The people also increased in number and became very numerous.
ESV
So God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied and grew very strong.
ESVUK
So God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied and grew very strong.
EXB
God ·was good [showed favor] to the ·nurses [midwives]. And the Hebrew people continued to grow in number, so they became even stronger.
GNV
God therefore prospered the midwives, and the people multiplied, and were very mighty.
GW
God was good to the midwives. So the people increased in number and became very strong.
GNT
Because the midwives were God-fearing, God was good to them and gave them families of their own. And the Israelites continued to increase and become strong.
HCSB
So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very numerous.
ICB
God was good to the nurses. And the Hebrew people continued to grow in number. So they became even stronger.
ISV
God was pleased with the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very strong.
JUB
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and waxed very mighty.
KJV
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
AKJV
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
LSB
So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very mighty.
LEB
And God did the midwives good, and the Israelite people became many and were very numerous.
TLB
And God blessed the midwives because they were God-fearing women. So the people of Israel continued to multiply and to become a mighty nation.
MSG
God was pleased with the midwives. The people continued to increase in number—a very strong people. And because the midwives honored God, God gave them families of their own.
MEV
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and grew very mighty.
NOG
Elohim was good to the midwives. So the people increased in number and became very strong.
NABRE
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and grew very numerous.
NASB
So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and became very mighty.
NASB1995
So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and became very mighty.
NCB
God blessed the midwives. The people grew and became very numerous.
NCV
God was good to the nurses. And the Hebrew people continued to grow in number, so they became even stronger.
NET
So God treated the midwives well, and the people multiplied and became very strong.
NIRV
So God was kind to Shiphrah and Puah. And the number of Israelites became even greater.
NIV
So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous.
NIVUK
So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous.
NKJV
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and grew very mighty.
NLV
So God was good to the nurses. And the people became many and strong.
NLT
So God was good to the midwives, and the Israelites continued to multiply, growing more and more powerful.
NRSVA
So God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong.
NRSVACE
So God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong.
NRSVCE
So God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong.
NRSVUE
So God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very strong.
OJB
Therefore Elohim dealt well with the meyalledot; and the people multiplied, and grew very strong.
RGT
God, therefore, prospered the midwives; and the people multiplied and were very mighty.
RSV
So God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and grew very strong.
RSVCE
So God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and grew very strong.
TLV
So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied, growing very numerous.
VOICE
God was good to the midwives, and under their care the Israelite women had many more children. Despite Pharaoh’s orders, the people of Israel became stronger and more powerful.
WEB
God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.
WYC
Therefore God did well to the midwives; and the people increased, and was comforted greatly (and were greatly strengthened).
YLT
And God doth good to the midwives, and the people multiply, and are very mighty;
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