Exodus 1:21

1:21 And because the midwives feared God, he made ¹  households ²  for them.

Exodus 37:14

37:14 The rings were close to the frame to provide places for the poles to carry the table.

Exodus 38:5

38:5 He cast four rings for the four corners of the bronze grating, to provide places for the poles.

Exodus 26:29

26:29 You are to overlay the frames with gold and make their rings of gold to provide places for the bars, and you are to overlay the bars with gold.

Exodus 36:34

36:34 He overlaid the frames with gold and made their rings of gold to provide places ³  for the bars, and he overlaid the bars with gold.

[1:21]  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.

[1:21]  ² tn Or “families”; Heb “houses.”

[36:34]  ³ tn Literally “houses”; i.e., places to hold the bars.