Exodus 1:21

Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.

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WEBBE

Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.

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.

ASV

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

BBE

And because the women who took care of the Hebrew mothers had the fear of God, he gave them families.

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וַיְהִי vay·hi and it was H1961 כִּי־ ki- that H3588 יָרְאוּ ya·re·'u they feared H3372 הַמְיַלְּדֹת ham·ya·le·dot the midwives H3205 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הָאֱלֹהִים ha·'e·lo·him (the) God H430 וַיַּעַשׂ vai·ya·'as and he appointed H6213 לָהֶם la·hem for (the) them H9038 בָּתִּים ba·tim households H1004

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 15–22

The Egyptians tried to destroy Israel by the murder of their children. The enmity that is in the seed of the serpent, against the Seed of the woman, makes men forget all pity. It is plain that the Hebrews were now under an uncommon blessing. And we see that the services done for God's Israel are often repaid in kind. Pharaoh gave orders to drown all the male children of the Hebrews. The enemy who, by Pharaoh, attempted to destroy the church in this its infant state, is busy to stifle the rise of serious reflections in the heart of man. Let those who would escape, be afraid of sinning, and cry directly and fervently to the Lord for assistance.

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