unfoldingWord_en_tn/exo/01/20.md

# God protected these midwives

God kept Pharaoh from killing these midwives.

# midwives

These were women who helped a woman give birth to a baby. See how you translated this in [Exodus 1:16](./15.md).

# The people increased in numbers

"The Israelites increased in numbers"

# feared God

"revered God" or "had reverence for God"

# he gave them families

"the enabled them to have children"

# You must throw every son ... into the river

This order was given in order to drown the male children. The full meaning of this may be made explicit. AT: "You must ... into the river so they will drown" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fear]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/family]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# God protected these midwives`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`God kept Pharaoh from killing these midwives.`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# midwives`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`These were women who helped a woman give birth to a baby. See how you translated this in [Exodus 1:16](./15.md).`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The people increased in numbers`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`"The Israelites increased in numbers"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# feared God`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"revered God" or "had reverence for God"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# he gave them families`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"the enabled them to have children"`

			`# You must throw every son ... into the river`

added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`This order was given in order to drown the male children. The full meaning of this may be made explicit. AT: "You must ... into the river so they will drown" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fear]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/family]]`