Exodus 1:21

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.

ASV

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

LSV

and it comes to pass, because the midwives have feared God, that He makes households for them;

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

And because the midwives feared God, he built them houses.

GNV

And because ye midwiues feared God, therefore he made them houses.

JPS

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

LXXE

And as the midwives feared God, they established for themselves families.

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WLC

וַיְהִ֕י כִּֽי־יָֽרְא֥וּ הַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖ת אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיַּ֥עַשׂ לָהֶ֖ם בָּתִּֽים׃

LXX-Br

Ἐπεὶ δὲ ἐφοβοῦντο αἱ μαῖαι τὸν Θεὸν, ἐποίησαν ἑαυταῖς οἰκίας.

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• 1 Kings 11:38If you listen to all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight in order to keep My statutes and commandments as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a lasting…
• 1 Samuel 2:35Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. And I will build for him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed one for all time.
• Psalms 37:3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
• Ecclesiastes 8:12Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
• 2 Samuel 7:27–29For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You. And now, O Lord…
• 1 Kings 2:24And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!”
• 1 Samuel 25:28Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because he fights the LORD’s battles. May no evil be found in you as long as you live.
• 2 Samuel 7:11–13and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you. And when your days are…
• Psalms 127:1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
• Psalms 127:3Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
• Proverbs 24:3By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;
• Jeremiah 35:2“Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them to one of the chambers of the house of the LORD to offer them a drink of wine.”

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