Exodus 1:21

And because the midwives feared God, he made ¹  households ²  for them.

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

Because the midwives feared God, He established households for them.

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

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

And because the women who took care of the Hebrew mothers had the fear of God, he gave them families.

And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.

And so it was, because the midwives feared God, that He provided households for them.

And because the midwives feared God, he made ¹  households ²  for them.

¹ tn The temporal indicator וַיְהִי (vayÿhi) focuses attention on the causal clause and lays the foundation for the main clause, namely, “God made households for them.” This is the second time the text affirms the reason for their defiance, their fear of God.

² tn Or “families”; Heb “houses.”