1NowthesearethenamesH8034ofthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whocameH935intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714(everymanH376andhishouseholdוּבֵית֖וֹu.vei.ToH1004cameH935withJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290): 2Reubenרְאוּבֵ֣ןre.'u.VenH7205,Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095,Leviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878,andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063, 3Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֥רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֖ןze.vu.LunH2074,andBenjaminוּבְנְיָמִֽן׃u.ve.ne.ya.MinH1144, 4Danדָּ֥ןdanH1835andNaphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִ֖יve.naf.ta.LiH5321,Gadגָּ֥דgadH1410andAsherוְאָשֵֽׁר׃ve.'a.SherH836. 5AndallthesoulsH5315thatcameoutoftheloinsofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290wereH1961seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657soulsH5315:andJosephוְיוֹסֵ֖ףve.yo.SefH3130wasH1961inEgyptבְמִצְרָֽיִם׃ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714already. 6AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130diedH4191,andallhisbrethren,andallthatgenerationהַדּ֥וֹרha.DorH1755. 7AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478werefruitfulפָּר֧וּpa.RuH6509,andincreasedabundantly,andmultipliedH7235,andwaxedexceedingmighty;andthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasfilledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390withthem. 8Nowtherearoseוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965anewחָדָ֖שׁcha.DashH2319kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428overEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whoknewH3045notJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130. 9AndhesaidH559untohispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,Behold,thepeopleעַ֚ם'amH5971ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aremoreמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480andmightierוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099thanwe: 10come,letusdealwiselyנִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖הnit.cha.ke.MahH2449withthem,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theymultiplyH7235,anditcometopass,that,whentherefallethoutanywarמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421,theyalsoגַּם־gam-H1571jointhemselvesuntoourenemies,andfightוְנִלְחַם־ve.nil.cham-H3898againstus,andgetthemupoutofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776. 11ThereforetheydidsetH7760overthemtaskmasterstoafflictעַנֹּת֖וֹa.no.ToH6031themwiththeirburdens.AndtheybuiltH1129forPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547store-cities,PithomandRaamses. 12Butthemoretheyafflictedthem,themoretheymultipliedH7235andthemoretheyspreadיִפְרֹ֑ץyif.RotzH6555abroad.AndtheyweregrievedbecauseofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478. 13AndtheEgyptiansH4713madethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toserveH5647withrigor: 14andtheymadetheirlivesH2416bitterוַיְמָרְר֨וּvay.ma.re.RuH4843withhardקָשָׁ֗הka.ShahH7186serviceH5656,inmortarandinbrickוּבִלְבֵנִ֔יםu.vil.ve.NimH3843,andinallmannerofserviceH5656inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704,alltheirserviceH5656,whereintheymadethemserveH5647withrigor. 15Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714spaketotheHebrewהָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680midwives,ofwhomthenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034oftheoneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259wasShiphrah,andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034oftheotherPuah: 16andhesaidH559,WhenyedotheofficeofamidwifetotheHebrewהָֽעִבְרִיּ֔וֹתha.'iv.ri.YotH5680women,andseeH7200themuponthebirth-stool;ifitbeasonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121,thenyeshallkillוַהֲמִתֶּ֣ןva.ha.mi.TenH4191him;butifitbeadaughterבַּ֥תbatH1323,thensheshalllive. 17Butthemidwivesfearedוַתִּירֶ֤אןָva.ti.Re.naH3372Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,anddidnotasthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714commandedthem,butsavedthemen-childrenaliveH2421. 18Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714calledH7121forthemidwives,andsaidH559untothem,Whyמַדּ֥וּעַma.Du.a'H4069haveyedonethisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,andhavesavedthemen-childrenaliveH2421? 19AndthemidwivessaidH559untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,BecausetheHebrewהָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680womenH802arenotastheEgyptianהַמִּצְרִיֹּ֖תha.mitz.ri.YotH4713womenH802;fortheyarelively,andaredeliverederethemidwifecomeH935untothem. 21Anditcametopass,becausethemidwivesfearedיָֽרְא֥וּya.re.'UH3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,thathemadeH6213themhouseholdsH1004. 22AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547chargedallhispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Everysonהַבֵּ֣ןha.BenH1121thatisbornyeshallcastH7993intotheriverהַיְאֹ֙רָה֙hay.'O.rahH2975,andeverydaughterהַבַּ֖תha.BatH1323yeshallsavealiveH2421. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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