Exodus Chapter 1 verse 21 Holy Bible
And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them households.
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And because the women who took care of the Hebrew mothers had the fear of God, he gave them families.
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And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
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And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
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And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
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It happened, because the midwives feared God, that he gave them families.
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and it cometh to pass, because the midwives have feared God, that He maketh for them households;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) He made them houses.--God rewarded those who had showed tenderness to young children, by giving them children of their own, who grew up, and became in their turn fathers and mothers of families. There is no indication that the "houses" spoken of were Hebrew ones.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAnd becauseכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionthe midwivesהַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖ת (ham·yal·lə·ḏōṯ)Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine pluralStrong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineagefearedיָֽרְא֥וּ (yā·rə·’ū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frightenGod,הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativeHe gaveוַיַּ֥עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6213: To do, makethem families of their own.בָּתִּֽים׃ (bāt·tîm)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 1004: A houseJump to PreviousCare Established Families Fear Feared Hebrew Households Houses Maketh Midwives Mothers Women
