Exodus 1:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.”
Exodus 1:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 1:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Exodus 1:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.”
Exodus 1:21 — World English Bible
Exodus 1:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them households. ”
Exodus 1:21 — American Standard Version
Exodus 1:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and it cometh to pass, because the midwives have feared God, that He maketh for them households;”
Exodus 1:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 1:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it came to pass, because the midwives fearedGod, that he made them houses. ”
Exodus 1:21 — Darby Translation
Exodus 1:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And because ye midwiues feared God, therefore he made them houses.”
Exodus 1:21 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 1:21 in Context — Exodus 1
19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.
20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.
What Does Exodus 1:21 Mean?
Exodus 1:21 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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