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


In Context

18 Then the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, "Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?"

19 The midwives answered Pharaoh, "Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive."

20 So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous.

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

22 Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: "Every boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live."

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 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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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