Exodus 1:20 meaning and explanation

So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.

Exodus 1:20, Berean Standard Bible

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Exodus 1 has just told how Pharaoh ordered the Hebrew midwives Shiphrah and Puah to kill newborn boys, and how they refused because they feared God. Verse 20 gives the outcome of their defiance: God treated the midwives well, and the people kept growing despite the king's plan.

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