Exodus 1
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Exodus 1:15-17

15וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖תlam.ya.le.Dotto the midwivesH9005H3205הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.Yot<the> HebrewH9009H5680אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhoH834שֵׁ֤םshem[the] name ofH8034הָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.Chatthe oneH9009H259שִׁפְרָ֔הshif.Rah[was] ShiphrahH8236וְשֵׁ֥םve.Shemand [the] name ofH9002H8034הַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.Nitthe secondH9009H8145פּוּעָֽה׃pu.'Ah[was] PuahH6326
16וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559בְּיַלֶּדְכֶן֙be.ya.led.Khenwhen assist as midwife youH9003H3205H9047אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָֽעִבְרִיּ֔וֹתha.'iv.ri.Yotthe Hebrew [women]H9009H5680וּרְאִיתֶ֖ןu.re.'i.Tenand you will lookH9001H7200עַל־'al-atH5921הָאָבְנָ֑יִםha.'a.ve.Na.yimthe stonesH9009H70אִם־'im-ifH518בֵּ֥ןben[is] a sonH1121הוּא֙hu'heH1931וַהֲמִתֶּ֣ןva.ha.mi.Tenand you will killH9001H4191אֹת֔וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853H9033וְאִם־ve.'im-and ifH9002H518בַּ֥תbat[is] a daughterH1323הִ֖יאhi'sheH1931וָחָֽיָה׃va.Cha.yahand she will liveH9001H2421
17וַתִּירֶ֤אןָva.ti.Re.naand they fearedH9001H3372הַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ham.ya.le.Dotthe midwivesH9009H3205אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH9009H430וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH9002H3808עָשׂ֔וּ'a.Suthey didH6213כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust asH9004H834דִּבֶּ֥רdi.Berhe had spokenH1696אֲלֵיהֶ֖ן'a.lei.Hento themH413H9039מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָva.te.chai.Yei.naand they let liveH9001H2421אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַיְלָדִֽים׃hay.la.Dimthe [male] childrenH9009H3206
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