New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 1:16-22

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 toH4191deathH4191;but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it is a daughterבַּ֥תbatH1323,then she shall liveוָחָֽיָה׃va.Cha.yahH2421.”

17But the midwivesהַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ham.ya.le.DotH3205fearedוַתִּירֶ֤אןָva.ti.Re.naH3372Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, anddid not doעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213as the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714hadcommandedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696them, but let the boysהַיְלָדִֽים׃hay.la.DimH3206liveוַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָva.te.chai.Yei.naH2421.

18So the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for the midwivesלַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֔תlam.ya.le.DotH3205and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whyמַדּ֥וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have you doneעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ן'a.si.TenH6213thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,and let the boysהַיְלָדִֽים׃hay.la.DimH3206liveוַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָva.te.chai.Yei.naH2421?”

19The midwivesH3205saidוַתֹּאמַ֤רְןָva.to.Mar.naH559to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, “BecauseH3588the Hebrewהָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680womenH5680are not like the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִיֹּ֖תha.mitz.ri.YotH4713womenכַנָּשִׁ֛יםkha.na.ShimH802;for they are vigorousחָי֣וֹתcha.YotH2422and giveH3205birthH3205beforeבְּטֶ֨רֶםbe.Te.remH2962the midwifeH3205canH935getH935to them.”

20SoGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430wasH3190goodוַיֵּ֥יטֶבvai.Yei.tevH3190to the midwivesלַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֑תlam.ya.le.DotH3205, andthe peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971multipliedוַיִּ֧רֶבvai.Yi.revH7235,and becameH6105veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966mightyוַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּvai.ya.'atz.MuH6105.

21And becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the midwivesהַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖תham.ya.le.DotH3205fearedיָֽרְא֥וּya.re.'UH3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, Heestablishedוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213householdsבָּתִּֽים׃ba.TimH1004for them.

22Then Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Everyכָּל־kol-H3605sonהַבֵּ֣ןha.BenH1121who is bornהַיִּלּ֗וֹדhai.yi.LodH3209,you are to throwתַּשְׁלִיכֻ֔הוּtash.li.Khu.huH7993intothe Nileהַיְאֹ֙רָה֙hay.'O.rahH2975,but everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605daughterהַבַּ֖תha.BatH1323,you are to keepH2421aliveH2421.”

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