Exodus 1:20

1:20 So God treated the midwives well, ¹  and the people multiplied and became very strong.

Exodus 16:17

16:17 The Israelites did so, and they gathered – some more, some less.

[1:20]  ¹ tn The verb וַיֵּיטֶב (vayyetev) is the Hiphil preterite of יָטַב (yatav). In this stem the word means “to cause good, treat well, treat favorably.” The vav (ו) consecutive shows that this favor from God was a result of their fearing and obeying him.