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. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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