Exo 1:20
Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
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Say ye to the righteous, that {it shall be} well {with him}: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his {days} be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness {shall be} a sure reward.
He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant. {meat: Heb. prey}
For God {is} not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. {But...: Heb. And as they afflicted them, so they multiplied, etc}
[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] Blessed {is} he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. {the poor: or, the weak, or, sick} {in time...: Heb. in the day of evil}
And his mercy {is} on them that fear him from generation to generation.
For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given {me} the heritage of those that fear thy name.
And whosoever shall give to drink unto 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.
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done {it} unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done {it} unto me.
For as the heaven is high above the earth, {so} great is his mercy toward them that fear him. {as...: Heb. according to the height of the heaven}
Surely his salvation {is} nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. {that which...: or, his deed}
And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt {already}. {loins: Heb. thigh}
He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them {again}. {straiteneth: Heb. leadeth in}
Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment. {shall...: Heb. shall know}
But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,