Exodus 1:21

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Exodus 1:21

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Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Exodus 1

¹⁹ The midwives answered Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife arrives.”

²⁰ So God was good to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became even more numerous.

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

²² Then Pharaoh commanded all his people: “Every son born to the Hebrews you must throw into the Nile, but every daughter you may allow to live.”

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