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Exodus 1:10-22

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.

20AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430dealtwellH3190withthemidwives:andthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971multipliedH7235,andwaxedveryH3966mighty.

21Anditcametopass,becausethemidwivesfearedיָֽרְא֥וּya.re.'UH3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,thathemadeH6213themhouseholdsH1004.

22AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547chargedallhispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Everysonהַבֵּ֣ןha.BenH1121thatisbornyeshallcastH7993intotheriverהַיְאֹ֙רָה֙hay.'O.rahH2975,andeverydaughterהַבַּ֖תha.BatH1323yeshallsavealiveH2421.

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