Exodus 1:21

Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

20God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.

22Pharaoh enjoined all his people, saying, “You shall cast every son who is born into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.”

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Cross References

Psalms 112:1Halleluyah ·praise Yah·! 2 א Blessed is the man who fears Adonai, 2 בּ who delights greatly in his mitzvot ·instructions·. 1

Psalms 127:3Behold, children are a heritage of Adonai. 2 The fruit of the womb is his reward. 1

Matthew Henry on Exodus 1:16-22

15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: 16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live. 17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. 18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done… Read the whole commentary →

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