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Oppression by a New King

Exodus 1:20

In 11 translations

BSB
So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.
KJV
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
WEB
God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.
ASV
And God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
LSV
And God does good to the midwives, and the people multiply, and are very mighty;
YLT
And God doth good to the midwives, and the people multiply, and are very mighty;
DBY
And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong.Elohim
DRC
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied and grew exceedingly strong.
GNV
God therefore prospered the midwiues, and the people multiplied and were very mightie.
JPS
And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
LXXE
And God did well to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very strong.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֵּ֥יטֶב אֱלֹהִ֖ים לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֑ת וַיִּ֧רֶב הָעָ֛ם וַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּ מְאֹֽד׃
LXX-Br
Εὖ δὲ ἐποίει ὁ Θεὸς ταῖς μαίαις· καὶ ἐπλήθυνεν ὁ λαὸς, καὶ ἴσχυε σφόδπα.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Isaiah 3:10Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
  • Ecclesiastes 8:12Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
  • Proverbs 11:18The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
  • Psalms 111:5He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.
  • Exodus 1:12But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.
  • Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
  • Psalms 61:5For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name.
  • Psalms 85:9Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.
  • Exodus 1:7but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
  • Matthew 25:40And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’
  • Matthew 10:42And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
  • Luke 1:50His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.
  • Psalms 103:11For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
  • Psalms 41:1–2Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble. The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes.
  • Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
  • Psalms 145:19He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.

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