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Exodus 1:17-19

17וַתִּירֶ֤אןָva.ti.Re.naand they fearedH9001 H3372הַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ham.ya.le.Dotthe midwivesH9009 H3205אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH9009 H430וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH9002 H3808עָשׂ֔וּ'a.Suthey didH6213כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust asH9004 H834דִּבֶּ֥רdi.Berhe had spokenH1696אֲלֵיהֶ֖ן'a.lei.Hento themH413 H9039מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָva.te.chai.Yei.naand they let liveH9001 H2421אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַיְלָדִֽים׃hay.la.Dimthe [male] childrenH9009 H3206

18וַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'and he summonedH9001 H7121מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428מִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֔תlam.ya.le.Dot<to> the midwivesH9005 H3205וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001 H559לָהֶ֔ןla.Hento <the> themH9005 H9039מַדּ֥וּעַma.Du.a'why?H4069עֲשִׂיתֶ֖ן'a.si.Tenhave you doneH6213הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.Varthe thingH9009 H1697הַזֶּ֑הha.Zeh<the> thisH9009 H2088וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָva.te.chai.Yei.naand have you let live?H9001 H2421אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַיְלָדִֽים׃hay.la.Dimthe [male] childrenH9009 H3206

19וַתֹּאמַ֤רְןָva.to.Mar.naand they saidH9001 H559הַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ham.ya.le.Dotthe midwivesH9009 H3205אֶל־'el-toH413פַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhPharaohH6547כִּ֣יkiforH3588לֹ֧אlo'notH3808כַנָּשִׁ֛יםkha.na.Shim[are] like the womenH9004 H802הַמִּצְרִיֹּ֖תha.mitz.ri.Yot<the> EgyptianH9009 H4713הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.Yotthe Hebrew [women]H9009 H5680כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588חָי֣וֹתcha.Yot[are] vigorousH2422הֵ֔נָּהHe.nahtheyH2007בְּטֶ֨רֶםbe.Te.rem<in> beforeH9003 H2962תָּב֧וֹאta.Vo'she comesH935אֲלֵהֶ֛ן'a.le.Hento themH413 H9039הַמְיַלֶּ֖דֶתham.ya.Le.detthe midwifeH9009 H3205וְיָלָֽדוּ׃ve.ya.La.duand they give birthH9001 H3205

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