Exodus 1:21 - Compare All Versions
Exodus 1:20-21 MSG (The Message)
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.
Exodus 1:21 KJV (King James Version)
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
Exodus 1:21 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Because the midwives feared God, He established households for them.
Exodus 1:21 NCV (New Century Version)
Because the nurses feared God, he gave them families of their own.
Exodus 1:21 ASV (American Standard Version)
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them households.
Exodus 1:21 NIV (New International Version)
And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.
Exodus 1:21 NKJV (New King James Version)
And so it was, because the midwives feared God, that He provided households for them.
Exodus 1:21 AMP (Amplified Bible)
And because the midwives feared God [with profound reverence], He established families and households for them.
Exodus 1:21 NLT (New Living Translation)
And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.
Exodus 1:21 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.