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Exodus 1:21

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

Exodus 1:21 · Berean Standard Bible

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Exodus 1:21 in other translations

KJV King James Version

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

WEB World English Bible

Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.

NHEB New Heart English Bible

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

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In context

18 So 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, “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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