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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