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Exodus 1:18-20
Living Bible
Exodus 1:18-20
Living Bible
18 The king summoned them before him and demanded, “Why have you disobeyed my command and let the baby boys live?”
19 “Sir,” they told him, “the Hebrew women have their babies so quickly that we can’t get there in time! They are not slow like the Egyptian women!”
20 And God blessed the midwives because they were God-fearing women.[a] So the people of Israel continued to multiply and to become a mighty nation.
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- Exodus 1:20 because they were God-fearing women, implied from v. 21.
Exodus 1:18-20
New International Version
Exodus 1:18-20
New International Version
18 Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”
19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, “Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive.”(A)
20 So God was kind to the midwives(B) and the people increased and became even more numerous.
Exodus 1:18-20
King James Version
Exodus 1:18-20
King James Version
18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?
19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.
20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
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Exodus 1:18-20
New King James Version
Exodus 1:18-20
New King James Version
18 So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this thing, and saved the male children alive?”
19 And (A)the midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they [a]are lively and give birth before the midwives come to them.”
20 (B)Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and [b]grew very mighty.
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- Exodus 1:19 have vigor of life, bear quickly, easily
- Exodus 1:20 became very numerous
Exodus 1:18-20
English Standard Version
Exodus 1:18-20
English Standard Version
18 So the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this, and let the male children live?” 19 The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.” 20 (A)So God dealt well with the midwives. And the people multiplied and grew very strong.
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