Catholic Public Domain Version
"And because the midwives feared God, he built houses for them. "
— Exodus 1:21, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.”
“And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them households. ”
“It happened, because the midwives feared God, that he gave them families.”
“And because the midwives feared God, he made households for them.”
“And because the midwives feared God, he built them houses.”
“And because the women who took care of the Hebrew mothers had the fear of God, he gave them families.”
“And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.”
And summoning them, the king said, “What did you intend to do, so that you would save the boys?”
They responded: “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women. For they themselves have the wisdom of a midwife, and so they give birth before we can come to them.”
Therefore, God acted favorably toward the midwives. And the people increased, and they were strengthened exceedingly.
And because the midwives feared God, he built houses for them.
Therefore, Pharaoh instructed all his people, saying: “Whatever will be born of the male sex, cast it into the river; whatever will be born of the female sex, retain it.”