Exodus 1:20–21

20 pSo God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied and grew very strong. 21 And because the midwives feared God, qhe gave them families.

Exodus 1:20–21 — The New International Version (NIV)

20 So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous. 21 And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.

Exodus 1:20–21 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. 21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

Exodus 1:20–21 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 So God was good to the midwives, and the Israelites continued to multiply, growing more and more powerful. 21 And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.

Exodus 1:20–21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and grew very mighty. 21 And so it was, because the midwives feared God, that He provided households for them.

Exodus 1:20–21 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 God was good to the nurses. And the Hebrew people continued to grow in number, so they became even stronger. 21 Because the nurses feared God, he gave them families of their own.

Exodus 1:20–21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

20 And God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. 21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them households.

Exodus 1:20–21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

20 And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong. 21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

Exodus 1:20–21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 God was good to the midwives. So the people increased in number and became very strong. 21 Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.

Exodus 1:20–21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very numerous. 21 Since the midwives feared God, He gave them families.

Exodus 1:20–21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 So God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong. 21 And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.

Exodus 1:20–21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

20 And God did the midwives good, and the Israelite people became many and were very numerous. 21 And so because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.

Exodus 1:20–21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 So God was kind to Shiphrah and Puah. And the people of Israel increased their numbers more and more. 21 Shiphrah and Puah had respect for God. So he gave them families of their own.

Exodus 1:20–21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

20 So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and became very mighty.

21 Because the midwives feared God, He established households for them.

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