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


In Context

18 The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, |Why have you done this thing, and have saved the boys alive?|

19 The midwives said to Pharaoh, |Because the Hebrew women aren't like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous, and give birth before the midwife comes to them.|

20 God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.

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

22 Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, |You shall cast every son who is born 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 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.