Catholic Public Domain Version
"Therefore, God acted favorably toward the midwives. And the people increased, and they were strengthened exceedingly. "
— Exodus 1:20, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.”
“And God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. ”
“God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.”
“So God treated the midwives well, and the people multiplied and became very strong.”
“Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied and grew exceedingly strong.”
“And the blessing of God was on these women: and the people were increased in number and became very strong.”
“Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.”
But the midwives feared God, and so they did not act according to the precept of the king of Egypt, but they kept the males safe.
And summoning them, the king said, “What did you intend to do, so that you would save the boys?”
They responded: “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women. For they themselves have the wisdom of a midwife, and so they give birth before we can come to them.”
Therefore, God acted favorably toward the midwives. And the people increased, and they were strengthened exceedingly.
And because the midwives feared God, he built houses for them.
Therefore, Pharaoh instructed all his people, saying: “Whatever will be born of the male sex, cast it into the river; whatever will be born of the female sex, retain it.”