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Exodus 1:17-21

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.

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