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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.

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)

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