en_tn/exo/01/20.md

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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](./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]]