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Exodus 1:20
And the blessing of God was on these women: and the people were increased in number and became very strong.
Exodus 1:20 · Bible in Basic English
Exodus 1:20 in other translations
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.
God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.
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In context
17 But the women had the fear of God, and did not do as the king of Egypt said, but let the male children go on living.
18 And the king of Egypt sent for the women, and said to them, Why have you done this, and let the male children go on living?
19 And they said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are strong, and the birth takes place before we come to them.
20 And the blessing of God was on these women: and the people were increased in number and became very strong.
21 And because the women who took care of the Hebrew mothers had the fear of God, he gave them families.
22 And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.
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