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


In Context

18 and the king of Egypt calleth for the midwives, and saith to them, 'Wherefore have ye done this thing, and keep the lads alive?'

19 And the midwives say unto Pharaoh, 'Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women, for they are lively; before the midwife cometh in unto them — they have borne!'

20 And God doth good to the midwives, and the people multiply, and are very mighty;

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

22 and Pharaoh layeth a charge on all his people, saying, 'Every son who is born — into the River ye do cast him, and every daughter ye do keep 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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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