21And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.


In Context

18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, Why have you done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?

19 And the midwives said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in to them.

20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.

Exodus 1:21 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:21And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:21And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:21And because the midwives feared God, he built them houses.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:21And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them households.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:21And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:21And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:21And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:21It happened, because the midwives feared God, that he gave them families.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:21and it cometh to pass, because the midwives have feared God, that He maketh for them households;