^1:20So God treated the midwives well,⁵⁵ and the people multiplied and became very strong. ^1:21And because the midwives feared God, he made⁵⁶ households⁵⁷ for them.

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Footnotes

55 The verb וַיֵּיטֶב (vayyetev) is the Hiphil preterite of יָטַב (yatav). In this stem the word means “to cause good, treat well, treat favorably.” The vav (ו) consecutive shows that this favor from God was a result of their fearing and obeying him.
56 The temporal indicator וַיְהִי (vayéhi) focuses attention on the causal clause and lays the foundation for the main clause, namely, “God made households for them.” This is the second time the text affirms the reason for their defiance, their fear of God.
57 Or “families”; Heb “houses.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

NLTNew Living Translation

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

KJV 1900King James Version

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

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