Revised Version 1895

Exodus 1

1NowH935theseH428are thenamesשְׁמוֹת֙she.mOtH8034of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichH428cameH935intoH935Egyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714;everyH376manH376and hishouseholdוּבֵית֖וֹu.vei.ToH1004cameH935withJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290.

2Reubenרְאוּבֵ֣ןre.'u.VenH7205,Simeonשִׁמְע֔וֹןshim.'onH8095,Leviלֵוִ֖יle.ViH3878, andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063;

3Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֥רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,Zebulunזְבוּלֻ֖ןze.vu.LunH2074, andBenjaminוּבְנְיָמִֽן׃u.ve.ne.ya.MinH1144;

4Danדָּ֥ןdanH1835andNaphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִ֖יve.naf.ta.LiH5321,Gadגָּ֥דgadH1410andAsherוְאָשֵֽׁר׃ve.'a.SherH836.

5Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thesoulsנֶ֛פֶשׁNe.feshH5315thatcameH1961outיֹצְאֵ֥יyo.tze.'EiH3318of theloinsיֶֽרֶךְ־ye.rekh-H3409ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290wereseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657soulsנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315: andJosephוְיוֹסֵ֖ףve.yo.SefH3130was inEgyptבְמִצְרָֽיִם׃ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714already.

6AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130diedוַיָּ֤מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, andallוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605thatgenerationהַדּ֥וֹרha.DorH1755.

7And thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478werefruitfulפָּר֧וּpa.RuH6509, andincreasedH8317abundantlyH8317, andmultipliedוַיִּרְבּ֥וּvai.yir.BuH7235, and waxedexceedingH3966mighty; and thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasfilledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390with them.

8NowH4714therearoseוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965anewחָדָ֖שׁcha.DashH2319kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428overEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834knewיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808Josephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

9And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,Beholdהִנֵּ֗הhi.NehH2009, thepeopleעַ֚ם'amH5971of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aremoreמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480andmightierוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099thanH4480we:

10comeH1961,letH1961usH5921dealH7235wiselyנִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖הnit.cha.ke.MahH2449with them;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theymultiplyH7235, and itcomeH1961topassH1961, that, when there fallethoutH4480anyH4480warמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421, they alsojoinוְנוֹסַ֤ףve.no.SafH3254themselvesH5921unto ourenemiesשֹׂ֣נְאֵ֔ינוּso.ne.'Ei.nuH8130, andfightוְנִלְחַם־ve.nil.cham-H3898againstH5921usH5921, andgetH5927themupH5927outH4480of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11Therefore they didsetוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760over them taskmasters toafflictעַנֹּת֖וֹa.no.ToH6031them with theirburdensבְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbe.siv.lo.TamH5450. And theybuiltוַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129forPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547storeמִסְכְּנוֹת֙mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892,Pithomפִּתֹ֖םpi.TomH6619andRaamsesרַעַמְסֵֽס׃ra.'am.SesH7486.

12But themoreH3651theyafflictedH1121them, themoreH3651theymultipliedיִרְבֶּ֖הyir.BehH7235and themoreH3651theyspreadיִפְרֹ֑ץyif.RotzH6555abroadH6555. And they were grievedbecauseוְכַאֲשֶׁר֙ve.kha.'a.SherH834of thechildrenH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13And theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713madeH5647thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toserveH5647with rigour:

14and theymadeH4843theirlivesחַיֵּיהֶ֜םchai.yei.HemH2416bitterוַיְמָרְר֨וּvay.ma.re.RuH4843withhardקָשָׁ֗הka.ShahH7186serviceבַּעֲבֹדָ֣הba.'a.vo.DahH5656, in mortar and inbrickוּבִלְבֵנִ֔יםu.vil.ve.NimH3843, and inallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605manner ofserviceעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704,allכָּל־kol-H3605theirserviceעֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔ם'a.Vo.da.TamH5656,whereinאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theymadeH4843themserveעָבְד֥וּ'a.ve.DuH5647with rigour.

15And thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714spake to theHebrewהָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680midwivesלַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖תlam.ya.le.DotH3205, ofwhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the one wasShiphrahשִׁפְרָ֔הshif.RahH8236, and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of theotherהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259Puahפּוּעָֽה׃pu.'AhH6326:

16and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, When yedoH518the office of amidwifeבְּיַלֶּדְכֶן֙be.ya.led.KhenH3205to theHebrewהָֽעִבְרִיּ֔וֹתha.'iv.ri.YotH5680womenH1323, andseeוּרְאִיתֶ֖ןu.re.'i.TenH7200themuponעַל־'al-H5921thebirthstoolהָאָבְנָ֑יִםha.'a.ve.Na.yimH70;ifH518it be asonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121, then ye shallkillוַהֲמִתֶּ֣ןva.ha.mi.TenH4191him; butifH518it be adaughterבַּ֥תbatH1323, thensheH1931shall live.

17But themidwivesהַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ham.ya.le.DotH3205fearedוַתִּירֶ֤אןָva.ti.Re.naH3372Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, anddidעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808as thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714commandedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696them, but saved themenH3206childrenH3206aliveוַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָva.te.chai.Yei.naH2421.

18And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for themidwivesלַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֔תlam.ya.le.DotH3205, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Whyמַדּ֥וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have yedoneעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ן'a.si.TenH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, and have saved themenH3206childrenH3206aliveוַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָva.te.chai.Yei.naH2421?

19And themidwivesהַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ham.ya.le.DotH3205saidוַתֹּאמַ֤רְןָva.to.Mar.naH559untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,BecauseH3588theHebrewהָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680womenH802arenotלֹ֧אlo'H3808as theEgyptianהַמִּצְרִיֹּ֖תha.mitz.ri.YotH4713womenH802; for they are lively, and aredeliveredהַמְיַלֶּ֖דֶתham.ya.Le.detH3205ere themidwifeוְיָלָֽדוּ׃ve.ya.La.duH3205comeתָּב֧וֹאta.Vo'H935unto them.

20AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430dealtwellוַיֵּ֥יטֶבvai.Yei.tevH3190with themidwivesלַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֑תlam.ya.le.DotH3205: and thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971multipliedוַיִּ֧רֶבvai.Yi.revH7235, and waxedveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966mightyH430.

21And itcameH1961topassH1961,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588themidwivesהַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖תham.ya.le.DotH3205fearedיָֽרְא֥וּya.re.'UH3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, that hemadeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213themhousesבָּתִּֽים׃ba.TimH1004.

22AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547chargedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680allלְכָל־le.kholH3605hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Everyכָּל־kol-H3605sonהַבֵּ֣ןha.BenH1121that isbornהַיִּלּ֗וֹדhai.yi.LodH3209ye shallcastH7993intoH7993theriverהַיְאֹ֙רָה֙hay.'O.rahH2975, andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605daughterהַבַּ֖תha.BatH1323ye shall savealiveתְּחַיּֽוּן׃ סte.chai.YunH2421.

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