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Exodus 1:21
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KJ21
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that He made them houses.
ASV
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them households.
AMP
And because the midwives feared God [with profound reverence], He established families and households for them.
AMPC
And because the midwives revered and feared God, He made them households [of their own].
BRG
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
CSB
Since the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
CSBA
Since the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
CEB
And because the midwives respected God, God gave them households of their own.
CJB
Indeed, because the midwives feared God, he made them founders of families.
CEV
God was good to the two women because they truly respected him, and he blessed them with children of their own. The Hebrews kept increasing
DARBY
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
DRA
And because the midwives feared God, he built them houses.
ERV
The nurses trusted God, so he was good to them and allowed them to have their own families. The Hebrews continued to have more children, and they became very strong.
EASY
Because the two women obeyed God, he gave them families of their own.
EHV
Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
ESV
And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
ESVUK
And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
EXB
Because the ·nurses [midwives] feared God [Prov. 1:7], he gave them families of their own.
GNV
And because the midwives feared God, therefore he made them houses.
GW
Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.
GNT
Because the midwives were God-fearing, God was good to them and gave them families of their own. And the Israelites continued to increase and become strong.
HCSB
Since the midwives feared God, He gave them families.
ICB
Because the nurses feared God, he gave them families of their own.
ISV
Because the midwives feared God, he provided families for them.
JUB
And it came to pass because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
KJV
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
AKJV
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
LSB
Now it happened that because the midwives feared God, He made households for them.
LEB
And so because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
TLB
And because the midwives revered God, he gave them children of their own.
MSG
God was pleased with the midwives. The people continued to increase in number—a very strong people. And because the midwives honored God, God gave them families of their own.
MEV
So it happened that because the midwives feared God, He gave them families.
NOG
Because the midwives feared Elohim, he gave them families of their own.
NABRE
And because the midwives feared God, God built up families for them.
NASB
And because the midwives feared God, He established households for them.
NASB1995
Because the midwives feared God, He established households for them.
NCB
God gave the midwives numerous families because they had feared God.
NCV
Because the nurses feared God, he gave them families of their own.
NET
And because the midwives feared God, he made households for them.
NIRV
Shiphrah and Puah had respect for God. So he gave them families of their own.
NIV
And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.
NIVUK
And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.
NKJV
And so it was, because the midwives feared God, that He provided households for them.
NLV
Because the nurses feared God, He gave them families.
NLT
And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.
NRSVA
And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
NRSVACE
And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
NRSVCE
And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
NRSVUE
And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
OJB
And it came to pass, because the meyalledot feared HaElohim, that He established them batim.
RGT
And therefore, because the midwives feared God, He made them houses.
RSV
And because the midwives feared God he gave them families.
RSVCE
And because the midwives feared God he gave them families.
TLV
Because the midwives feared God, He gave them families of their own.
VOICE
Because the midwives respected God, He blessed them with families of their own.
WEB
Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
WYC
And for the midwives dreaded God, God builded them houses. (And because the midwives feared God, God gave them their own households, or their own families.)
YLT
and it cometh to pass, because the midwives have feared God, that He maketh for them households;
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