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Exodus 1:15-22

15Andthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714spoketotheHebrewהָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680midwives—ofwhomthenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034oftheoneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259wasShiphrah,andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034oftheotherwasPuah—

16andhesaidH559,WhenyehelptheHebrewהָֽעִבְרִיּ֔וֹתha.'iv.ri.YotH5680womeninbearingH3205,andseeH7200[them]onthestool,ifitbeasonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121,thenyeshallkillוַהֲמִתֶּ֣ןva.ha.mi.TenH4191him,butifadaughterבַּ֥תbatH1323,thensheshalllive.

17Butthemidwivesfearedוַתִּירֶ֤אןָva.ti.Re.naH3372Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,anddidnotasthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714hadsaidH1696tothem,butsavedthemalechildrenH3206aliveH2421.

18Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714calledH7121themidwivesandsaidH559tothem,Whyמַדּ֥וּעַma.Du.a'H4069haveyedonethis,andsavedthemalechildrenH3206aliveH2421?

19AndthemidwivessaidH559toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,BecausetheHebrewהָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680womenH802arenotastheEgyptianהַמִּצְרִיֹּ֖תha.mitz.ri.YotH4713;fortheyarestrong,andtheyhaveborneH3205beforethemidwifecomesH935tothem.

20AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430dealtwellH3190withthemidwives;andthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971multipliedH7235andbecameveryH3966strong.

21Anditcametopass,becausethemidwivesfearedיָֽרְא֥וּya.re.'UH3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,thathemadeH6213themhousesH1004.

22ThenPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547chargedallhispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Everysonהַבֵּ֣ןha.BenH1121thatisbornyeshallcastH7993intotheriverהַיְאֹ֙רָה֙hay.'O.rahH2975,buteverydaughterהַבַּ֖תha.BatH1323yeshallsavealiveH2421.

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