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Exodus 1:13-17

13And the EgyptiansH4714madeH5647the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to serveH5647with rigourבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃be.Fa.rekhH6531:

14And they madeH4843their livesחַיֵּיהֶ֜םchai.yei.HemH2416bitterוַיְמָרְר֨וּvay.ma.re.RuH4843with hardקָשָׁ֗הka.ShahH7186bondageבַּעֲבֹדָ֣הba.'a.vo.DahH5656,in morterבְּחֹ֙מֶר֙be.Cho.merH2563,and in brickוּבִלְבֵנִ֔יםu.vil.ve.NimH3843,and in all manner of serviceעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704:all their serviceעֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔ם'a.Vo.da.TamH5656,wherein they made them serveעָבְד֥וּ'a.ve.DuH5647, waswith rigourבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃be.Fa.rekhH6531.

15And the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714spakeוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the Hebrewהָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680midwivesלַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖תlam.ya.le.DotH3205,of which the nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the oneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259wasShiphrahשִׁפְרָ֔הshif.RahH8236,and the nameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145Puahפּוּעָֽה׃pu.'AhH6326:

16And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,When ye do the office of a midwifeבְּיַלֶּדְכֶן֙be.ya.led.KhenH3205to the Hebrew womenהָֽעִבְרִיּ֔וֹתha.'iv.ri.YotH5680,and seeוּרְאִיתֶ֖ןu.re.'i.TenH7200themupon the stoolsהָאָבְנָ֑יִםha.'a.ve.Na.yimH70; if it bea sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121,then ye shall killוַהֲמִתֶּ֣ןva.ha.mi.TenH4191him: but if it bea daughterבַּ֥תbatH1323,then she shall liveH2425.

17But the midwivesהַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ham.ya.le.DotH3205fearedוַתִּירֶ֤אןָva.ti.Re.naH3372Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and didעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213not as the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714commandedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696them, but savedH2421the men childrenהַיְלָדִֽים׃hay.la.DimH3206aliveH2421.

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