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Exodus 1:21
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Exodus 1:21
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And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.
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Exodus 1:21 in Other Translations
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And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.
ESV
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And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.
NLT
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And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.
MSG
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And because the midwives honored God, God gave them families of their own.
CSB
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Since the midwives feared God, He gave them families.
Exodus 1:21 In-Context
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The midwives answered Pharaoh, “Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women; they are vigorous and give birth before the midwives arrive.”
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So God was kind to the midwives and the people increased and became even more numerous.
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And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.
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Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Every Hebrew boy that is born you must throw into the Nile, but let every girl live.”
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S ver 17
2.
1 Samuel 2:35
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2Sa 7:11,27-29
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1 Kings 11:38
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1 Kings 14:10
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