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Exodus 1:16-22

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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