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Exodus 1:9-16

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.

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.”

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