Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 1:13-20

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.

15Then the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the Hebrewהָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680midwivesלַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖תlam.ya.le.DotH3205,whoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר הָֽאַחַת֙'a.Sher ha.'a.ChatH259 H834names wereשֵׁ֤םshemH8034Shiphrahשִׁפְרָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥םshif.Rah ve.ShemH8236 H8034andהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145Puahפּוּעָֽה׃pu.'AhH6326,

16וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559“When you help the Hebrewהָֽעִבְרִיּ֔וֹתha.'iv.ri.YotH5680women give birthבְּיַלֶּדְכֶן֙be.ya.led.KhenH3205אֶת־'et-H853,observeוּרְאִיתֶ֖ןu.re.'i.TenH7200themonעַל־'al-H5921the birthstoolsהָאָבְנָ֑יִםha.'a.ve.Na.yimH70.Ifאִם־'im-H518the childהוּא֙hu'H1931is a sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121,killוַהֲמִתֶּ֣ןva.ha.mi.TenH4191himאֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853;but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it isהִ֖יאhi'H1931a daughterבַּ֥תbatH1323,let her liveוָחָֽיָה׃va.Cha.yahH2421.”

17The midwives, howeverהַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ham.ya.le.DotH3205אֶת־'et-H853,fearedוַתִּירֶ֤אןָva.ti.Re.naH3372Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808doעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714had instructedדִּבֶּ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ןdi.Ber 'a.lei.HenH1696 H413;they let the boysהַיְלָדִֽים׃hay.la.DimH3206liveוַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָva.te.chai.Yei.naH2421אֶת־'et-H853.

18So the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714summonedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the midwivesלַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֔תlam.ya.le.DotH3205and askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them, “Whyמַדּ֥וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have you doneעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ן הַדָּבָ֣ר'a.si.Ten ha.da.VarH6213 H1697thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088?Why have you let the boysהַיְלָדִֽים׃hay.la.DimH3206liveוַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָva.te.chai.Yei.naH2421אֶת־'et-H853?”

19The midwivesהַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ham.ya.le.DotH3205answeredוַתֹּאמַ֤רְןָ אֶל־va.to.Mar.na 'el-H559 H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, “The Hebrew womenכִּ֣י הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תki ha.'iv.ri.YotH5680 H3588are notלֹ֧אlo'H3808like the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִיֹּ֖תha.mitz.ri.YotH4713womenכַנָּשִׁ֛יםkha.na.ShimH802,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588theyהֵ֔נָּהHe.nahH2007are vigorousחָי֣וֹתcha.YotH2422and give birthהַמְיַלֶּ֖דֶתham.ya.Le.detH3205beforeבְּטֶ֨רֶםbe.Te.remH2962a midwifeוְיָלָֽדוּ׃ve.ya.La.duH3205arrivesתָּב֧וֹא אֲלֵהֶ֛ןta.Vo' 'a.le.HenH935 H413.”

20So Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430was goodוַיֵּ֥יטֶבvai.Yei.tevH3190to the midwivesלַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֑תlam.ya.le.DotH3205,and the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971multipliedוַיִּ֧רֶבvai.Yi.revH7235and became even moreמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966numerousוַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּvai.ya.'atz.MuH6105.

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