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Exodus 1:21

King James Version (KJV)

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Exodus 1:21

Verse 21 of 22

Scripture focus

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

Exodus 1:21 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Exodus 1:21

Theological / Devotional

Made them houses. God rewarded the midwives for their faithfulness by giving them families and preserving their posterity. That this is the meaning of the expression is clear from parallel texts in which it is used in this sense (see Ruth 4:11; 2 Sam. 7:11, 27). By ignoring the ruthless command of the king they had helped to build up the families of Israel, and their own families were therefore built up by God. They had risked their own lives to save their people.

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