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Exodus 1

Ex. 1:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Therefore God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
dealt well
yatab (Hebrew #3190)
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
KJV usage: be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, + be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good((-ness)), be (make) merry, please (+ well), shew more (kindness), skilfully, X very small, surely, make sweet, thoroughly, tire, trim, very, be (can, deal, entreat, go, have) well (said, seen).
Pronounce: yaw-tab'
Origin: a primitive root
u with the midwives
yalad (Hebrew #3205)
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
KJV usage: bear, beget, birth((-day)), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (woman in, woman that) travail(-eth, -ing woman).
Pronounce: yaw-lad'
Origin: a primitive root
: and the people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
multiplied
rabah (Hebrew #7235)
to increase (in whatever respect)
KJV usage: (bring in) abundance (X -antly), + archer (by mistake for 7232), be in authority, bring up, X continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, X -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), X process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
Pronounce: raw-baw'
Origin: a primitive root
, and waxed very
m`od (Hebrew #3966)
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
KJV usage: diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), X louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very (+ much, sore), well.
Pronounce: meh-ode'
Origin: from the same as 181
mighty
`atsam (Hebrew #6105)
to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous; denominatively (from 6106) to crunch the bones
KJV usage: break the bones, close, be great, be increased, be (wax) mighty(-ier), be more, shut, be(-come, make) strong(-er).
Pronounce: aw-tsam'
Origin: a primitive root
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Prov. 11:18• 18The wicked earneth deceitful wages,{HR}But he that soweth righteousness a sure reward. (Prov. 11:18)
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Eccl. 8:12• 12Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and prolong his days,{HR}Yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, (Eccl. 8:12)
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Isa. 3:10• 10Say ye of the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. (Isa. 3:10)
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Heb. 6:10• 10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye showed unto his name, in that ye ministered to his saints and do minister. (Heb. 6:10)

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Cross References

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Psa. 41:1‑2• 1To the chief musician; a psalm of David.{HR}Blessed [is] he that payeth attention to the poor;{HR}In the day of evil Jehovah will deliver him.
 2Jehovah will preserve him and keep him alive:{HR}He shall be prospered in the land;{HR}And do not thou give him up to the will of his enemies. (Psa. 41:1‑2)
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Psa. 61:5• 5For thou, O God, hast heard my vows,{HR}Thou hast given [me] the inheritance of those that fear thy name. (Psa. 61:5)
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Psa. 85:9• 9Surely his salvation [is] near those that fear him,{HR}That glory may dwell in our land. (Psa. 85:9)
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Psa. 103:11• 11For, as height of heavens [is] above the earth,{HR}His lovingkindness is mighty over those that fear them. (Psa. 103:11)
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Psa. 111:5• 5Food (prey) he gave to those fearing him;{HR}He will remember forever his covenant. (Psa. 111:5)
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Psa. 145:19• 19The pleasure of those that fear him he will do;{HR}And their cry he will hear and save them. (Psa. 145:19)
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Prov. 11:18• 18The wicked earneth deceitful wages,{HR}But he that soweth righteousness a sure reward. (Prov. 11:18)
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Prov. 19:17• 17He that hath pity on the poor lendeth to Jehovah;{HR}And his bestowal will he pay him again. (Prov. 19:17)
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Eccl. 8:12• 12Though a sinner do evil a hundred times, and prolong his days,{HR}Yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, (Eccl. 8:12)
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Isa. 3:10• 10Say ye of the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. (Isa. 3:10)
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Matt. 10:42• 42And whosoever shall give to drink to one of these little ones a cup of cold [water] only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. (Matt. 10:42)
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Matt. 25:40• 40And the King answering shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did [it] to me. (Matt. 25:40)
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Luke 1:50• 50and his mercy is to generations and generations to them that fear him. (Luke 1:50)
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Heb. 6:10• 10For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye showed unto his name, in that ye ministered to his saints and do minister. (Heb. 6:10)
the people.
Ex. 1:7,12• 7And the children of Israel were fruitful and swarmed and multiplied and became exceeding strong; and the land was filled with them.
 12But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and spread; and they were distressed because of the children of Israel. (Ex. 1:7,12)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong.

W. Kelly Translation

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And God dealt well with the midwives; and the people multiplied and became very strong.