Exodus 1:7,20
Exodus 1:6-7 The Message (MSG)
Then Joseph died, and all his brothers—that whole generation. But the children of Israel kept on reproducing. They were very prolific—a population explosion in their own right—and the land was filled with them.
Exodus 1:20-21 The Message (MSG)
God was pleased with the midwives. The people continued to increase in number—a very strong people. And because the midwives honored God, God gave them families of their own.
Exodus 1:7 King James Version (KJV)
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Exodus 1:20 King James Version (KJV)
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
Exodus 1:7 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But the sons of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly, and multiplied, and became exceedingly mighty, so that the land was filled with them.
Exodus 1:20 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied, and became very mighty.
Exodus 1:7 New Century Version (NCV)
But the people of Israel had many children, and their number grew greatly. They became very strong, and the country of Egypt was filled with them.
Exodus 1:20 New Century Version (NCV)
God was good to the nurses. And the Hebrew people continued to grow in number, so they became even stronger.
Exodus 1:7 American Standard Version (ASV)
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Exodus 1:20 American Standard Version (ASV)
And God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
Exodus 1:7 New International Version (NIV)
but the Israelites were exceedingly fruitful; they multiplied greatly, increased in numbers and became so numerous that the land was filled with them.
Exodus 1:20 New International Version (NIV)
So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous.
Exodus 1:7 New King James Version (NKJV)
But the children of Israel were fruitful and increased abundantly, multiplied and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Exodus 1:20 New King James Version (NKJV)
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and grew very mighty.
Exodus 1:7 Amplified Bible (AMP)
but the Israelites were prolific and increased greatly; they multiplied and became extremely strong, so that the land was filled with them.
Exodus 1:20 Amplified Bible (AMP)
So God was good to the midwives, and the people [of Israel] multiplied and became very strong.
Exodus 1:7 New Living Translation (NLT)
But their descendants, the Israelites, had many children and grandchildren. In fact, they multiplied so greatly that they became extremely powerful and filled the land.
Exodus 1:20 New Living Translation (NLT)
So God was good to the midwives, and the Israelites continued to multiply, growing more and more powerful.