Skip to content
mannafest.faith
Read

Exodus 1:21

And because the midwives feared God, He gave them families of their own.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

⋯

Commentary

1 voice

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִ֕יvay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588 →
יָֽרְא֥וּya.re.'Uthey fearedH3372 →
הַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖תham.ya.le.Dotthe midwivesH3205 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he appointedH6213 →
לָהֶ֖םla.Hemfor <the> them
בָּתִּֽים׃ba.TimhouseholdsH1004 →

The walk

Related verses

17 strongest cross-references

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

1 Kings 11:38If you listen to all that I command you, walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight in order to keep My statutes and commandments as My servant David did, then I will be with you. I will build you a lasting dynasty just as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.Exodus 1:17The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.1 Samuel 2:35Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. And I will build for him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed one for all time.Psalms 37:3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.2 Samuel 7:27–29For You, O LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have revealed this to Your servant when You said, ‘I will build a house for you.’ Therefore Your servant has found the courage to offer this prayer to You.Ecclesiastes 8:12Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.1 Kings 2:24And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!”1 Samuel 25:28Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because he fights the LORD’s battles. May no evil be found in you as long as you live.1 Chronicles 17:10and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. Moreover, I declare to you that the LORD will build a house for you.Psalms 127:1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.2 Samuel 7:11–13and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.2 Samuel 7:11and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.Proverbs 24:3By wisdom a house is built and by understanding it is established;Psalms 127:3Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.Jeremiah 35:2“Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them to one of the chambers of the house of the LORD to offer them a drink of wine.”Leviticus 25:43You are not to rule over them harshly, but you shall fear your God.1 Kings 21:11So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.

Featured studies on this passage

The Departure of the Israelites — David Roberts

On Exodus 1:21

Exodus: the Study Guide

Open the study →

The Finding of Moses — Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Walks through Exodus 1

Moses in the Bulrushes — Exodus 2

Open the study →

About Exodus

The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Exodus: the study guide →Read chapter 1 →The featured study →
Continue: Exodus 1 →