Exodus 1:21
World English Bible (WEB)
Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
In context
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 Because the midwives feared God, 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 every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
- KJV King James Version
- And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- And because the midwives feared God, He gave them families of their own.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them households.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and it cometh to pass, because the midwives have feared God, that He maketh for them households;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.