19 The midwives said to Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife can get to them.”(A)

20 So God was good to the midwives,(B) and the people multiplied and became very numerous. 21 Since the midwives feared God, he gave them families.(C)

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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. 21 And because the midwives feared(C) God, he gave them families(D) of their own.

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