Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 1:1-14

1Theseוְאֵ֗לֶּהve.'E.lehH428are the namesשְׁמוֹת֙she.mOtH8034of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478who wentהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714withאֵ֣ת'etH854Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376בָּֽאוּ׃Ba.'uH935with his familyוּבֵית֖וֹu.vei.ToH1004:

2Reubenרְאוּבֵ֣ןre.'u.VenH7205,Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095,Leviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878,and Judahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063;

3Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֥רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֖ןze.vu.LunH2074,and Benjaminוּבְנְיָמִֽן׃u.ve.ne.ya.MinH1144;

4Danדָּ֥ןdanH1835and Naphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִ֖יve.naf.ta.LiH5321;Gadגָּ֥דgadH1410and Asherוְאָשֵֽׁר׃ve.'a.SherH836.

5The descendantsנֶ֛פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of Jacobיֹצְאֵ֥י יֶֽרֶךְ־ יַעֲקֹ֖בyo.tze.'Ei ye.rekh- ya.'a.KoH3290 H3318 H3409numberedוַֽיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657in allכָּל־ נָ֑פֶשׁkol- Na.feshH3605 H5315,including Josephוְיוֹסֵ֖ףve.yo.SefH3130,who wasהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961already in Egyptבְמִצְרָֽיִם׃ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

6Now Josephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his brothersאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251and allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605thatהַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'H1931generationהַדּ֥וֹרha.DorH1755diedוַיָּ֤מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,

7but the Israelitesוּבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לu.ve.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478were fruitfulפָּר֧וּpa.RuH6509and increased rapidlyוַֽיִּשְׁרְצ֛וּvai.yish.re.TzuH8317;they multipliedוַיִּרְבּ֥וּvai.yir.BuH7235and became exceedinglyH3966numerousוַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּvai.ya.'atz.MuH6105,so that the landהָאָ֖רֶץ אֹתָֽם׃ פha.'A.retz 'o.TamH776 H854was filled with themוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390.

8Then a newחָדָ֖שׁcha.DashH2319kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knowיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045אֶת־'et-H853Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130,came to powerוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965inעַל־'al-H5921Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9“Lookהִנֵּ֗הhi.NehH2009,”he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971, “the Israelitesעַ֚ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל'am be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478 H5971have becometoo numerousרַ֥בravH7227and too powerfulוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099for usמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480.

10Comeהָ֥בָהHa.vahH3051,let us deal shrewdlyנִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖הnit.cha.ke.MahH2449with them,orפֶּן־pen-H6435they will increase even moreיִרְבֶּ֗הyir.BehH7235;and ifוְהָיָ֞ה כִּֽי־ve.ha.Yah ki-H1961 H3588a warמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421breaks outתִקְרֶ֤אנָהtik.Re.nahH7122,theyהוּא֙ עַל־hu' 'al-H1931 H5921may joinוְנוֹסַ֤ף גַּם־ve.no.Saf gam-H3254 H1571our enemiesשֹׂ֣נְאֵ֔ינוּso.ne.'Ei.nuH8130,fightוְנִלְחַם־ve.nil.cham-H3898against us,and leaveוְעָלָ֥ה מִן־ve.'a.Lah min-H5927 H4480the countryהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

11So the Egyptians appointedוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760taskmastersשָׂרֵ֣י מִסִּ֔יםsa.Rei mi.SimH8269 H4522overעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921the Israelites toלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616oppress themעַנֹּת֖וֹa.no.ToH6031with forced laborבְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbe.siv.lo.TamH5450.As a result, they builtוַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Pithomפִּתֹ֖םpi.TomH6619אֶת־'et-H853and Ramesesרַעַמְסֵֽס׃ra.'am.SesH7486as storeמִסְכְּנוֹת֙mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892for Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853.

12וְכַאֲשֶׁר֙ve.kha.'a.SherH834But the more they were oppressedיְעַנּ֣וּye.'a.NuH6031אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853כֵּ֥ןkenH3651,the more they multipliedיִרְבֶּ֖ה וְכֵ֣ןyir.Beh ve.KhenH7235 H3651and flourishedיִפְרֹ֑ץyif.RotzH6555;so the Egyptians came to dreadוַיָּקֻ֕צוּ מִפְּנֵ֖יvai.ya.Ku.tzu mi.pe.NeiH6973 H6440the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

13They workedוַיַּעֲבִ֧דוּ מִצְרַ֛יִםvai.ya.'a.Vi.du mitz.Ra.yimH5647 H4713אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478ruthlesslyבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃be.Fa.rekhH6531

14and made their livesחַיֵּיהֶ֜םchai.yei.HemH2416bitterוַיְמָרְר֨וּvay.ma.re.RuH4843אֶת־'et-H853with hardקָשָׁ֗הka.ShahH7186laborבַּעֲבֹדָ֣הba.'a.vo.DahH5656in brickוּבִלְבֵנִ֔יםu.vil.ve.NimH3843and mortarבְּחֹ֙מֶר֙be.Cho.merH2563,and with all kindsוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605of workעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656in the fieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704אֵ֚ת'etH853.Everyכָּל־kol-H3605serviceעֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔ם'a.Vo.da.TamH5656אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they imposedעָבְד֥וּ'a.ve.DuH5647was harshבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃be.Fa.rekhH6531.

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