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Exodus 1:9-16

9And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,Behold, the peopleעַ֚ם'amH5971of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aremoreרַ֥בravH7227and mightierוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099than we:

10Come onהָ֥בָהHa.vahH3051,let us deal wiselyנִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖הnit.cha.ke.MahH2449with them; lest they multiplyיִרְבֶּ֗הyir.BehH7235,and it come to pass, that, when there falleth outתִקְרֶ֤אנָהtik.Re.nahH7122any warמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421,theyהוּא֙hu'H1931joinוְנוֹסַ֤ףve.no.SafH3254also unto our enemiesשֹׂ֣נְאֵ֔ינוּso.ne.'Ei.nuH8130,and fightוְנִלְחַם־ve.nil.cham-H3898against us, and soget them upוְעָלָ֥הve.'a.LahH5927out of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11Therefore they did setוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760over them taskmastersשָׂרֵ֣י מִסִּ֔יםsa.Rei mi.SimH8269 H4522to afflictעַנֹּת֖וֹa.no.ToH6031them with their burdensבְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbe.siv.lo.TamH5450.And they builtוַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129for Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547treasureמִסְכְּנוֹת֙mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892,Pithomפִּתֹ֖םpi.TomH6619and Raamsesרַעַמְסֵֽס׃ra.'am.SesH7486.

12But the more they afflictedיְעַנּ֣וּye.'a.NuH6031them, the moreH3651they multipliedיִרְבֶּ֖הyir.BehH7235and grewיִפְרֹ֑ץyif.RotzH6555.And they were grievedוַיָּקֻ֕צוּvai.ya.Ku.tzuH6973becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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.

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