New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 1:9-16

9He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971, “Beholdהִנֵּ֗הhi.NehH2009,the peopleעַ֚ם'amH5971of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aremoreרַ֥בravH7227and mightierוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099thanמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480we.

10Comeהָ֥בָהHa.vahH3051, let usdealH2449wiselyנִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖הnit.cha.ke.MahH2449with them, orH6435elseH6435they will multiplyיִרְבֶּ֗הyir.BehH7235andin the eventוְהָיָ֞ה כִּֽי־ תִקְרֶ֤אנָהve.ha.Yah ki- tik.Re.nahH1961 H3588 H7122of warמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421,they will alsoגַּם־gam-H1571joinוְנוֹסַ֤ףve.no.SafH3254themselves to those whoH834hateשֹׂ֣נְאֵ֔ינוּso.ne.'Ei.nuH8130us, and fightוְנִלְחַם־ve.nil.cham-H3898against us anddepartוְעָלָ֥הve.'a.LahH5927from the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

11So they appointedוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760taskmastersשָׂרֵ֣י מִסִּ֔יםsa.Rei mi.SimH8269 H4522overעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921them to afflictעַנֹּת֖וֹa.no.ToH6031them withhardH5450laborבְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbe.siv.lo.TamH5450.And they builtוַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129for Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547storageמִסְכְּנוֹת֙mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892,Pithomפִּתֹ֖םpi.TomH6619andRaamsesרַעַמְסֵֽס׃ra.'am.SesH7486.

12But the moreH3512they afflictedיְעַנּ֣וּye.'a.NuH6031them,the moreכֵּ֥ןkenH3651they multipliedיִרְבֶּ֖הyir.BehH7235and the moreוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3651theyspreadיִפְרֹ֑ץyif.RotzH6555out, so that they were in dreadוַיָּקֻ֕צוּvai.ya.Ku.tzuH6973of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13The EgyptiansH4714compelled the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to laborוַיַּעֲבִ֧דוּvai.ya.'a.Vi.duH5647rigorouslyבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃be.Fa.rekhH6531;

14and they madeH4843their livesH2425bitterוַיְמָרְר֨וּvay.ma.re.RuH4843with hardקָשָׁ֗הka.ShahH7186laborבַּעֲבֹדָ֣הba.'a.vo.DahH5656in mortarבְּחֹ֙מֶר֙be.Cho.merH2563and bricksוּבִלְבֵנִ֔יםu.vil.ve.NimH3843and at allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605kindsof laborעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704,allכָּל־kol-H3605their laborsעֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔ם'a.Vo.da.TamH5656whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they rigorouslyבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃be.Fa.rekhH6531imposedעָבְד֥וּ'a.ve.DuH5647on them.

15Then the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714spokeוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to the Hebrewהָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680midwivesלַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖תlam.ya.le.DotH3205,oneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259of whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834was namedשֵׁ֤םshemH8034Shiphrahשִׁפְרָ֔הshif.RahH8236and the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145was namedוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034Puahפּוּעָֽה׃pu.'AhH6326;

16and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “When you are helping the Hebrewהָֽעִבְרִיּ֔וֹתha.'iv.ri.YotH5680womenH5680to giveH3205birthH3205and seeוּרְאִיתֶ֖ןu.re.'i.TenH7200themupon the birthstoolהָאָבְנָ֑יִםha.'a.ve.Na.yimH70,ifאִם־'im-H518it is a sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121,then you shall putH4191him to deathH4191;but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it is a daughterבַּ֥תbatH1323,then she shall liveוָחָֽיָה׃va.Cha.yahH2421.”

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