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Exodus 1

1Now these are thenamesשְׁמוֹת֙she.mOtH8034of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, whocameהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935intoEgyptמִצְרָ֑יְמָהmitz.Ra.ye.mahH4714; everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376and hishouseholdוּבֵית֖וֹu.vei.ToH1004cameבָּֽאוּ׃Ba.'uH935withJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'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,

4Danדָּ֥ןdanH1835, andNaphtaliוְנַפְתָּלִ֖יve.naf.ta.LiH5321,Gadגָּ֥דgadH1410, andAsherוְאָשֵֽׁר׃ve.'a.SherH836.

5And all thesoulsנֶ֛פֶשׁNe.feshH5315thatdescendedיֹצְאֵ֥יyo.tze.'EiH3318fromיֶֽרֶךְ־ye.rekh-H3409Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290wereseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657soulsנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315: forJosephוְיוֹסֵ֖ףve.yo.SefH3130was inEgyptבְמִצְרָֽיִם׃ve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714already .

6AndJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130diedוַיָּ֤מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, and all hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, and all thatgenerationהַדּ֥וֹרha.DorH1755.

7And thechildrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478werefruitfulפָּר֧וּpa.RuH6509, and increasedabundantlyוַֽיִּשְׁרְצ֛וּvai.yish.re.TzuH8317, andmultipliedוַיִּרְבּ֥וּvai.yir.BuH7235, and becameexceedingH3966mightyוַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּvai.ya.'atz.MuH6105; and thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasfilledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390with them.

8Now therearoseוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965anewחָדָ֖שׁcha.DashH2319kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428overEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, whoknewיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045notJosephיוֹסֵֽף׃yo.SefH3130.

9And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971, Behold, thepeopleעַ֚ם'amH5971of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aremoreרַ֥בravH7227andmightierוְעָצ֖וּםve.'a.TzumH6099than we:

10Comeהָ֥בָהHa.vahH3051, let us dealwiselyנִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖הnit.cha.ke.MahH2449with them; lest theymultiplyיִרְבֶּ֗הyir.BehH7235, and it shall come to pass, that, whenwarמִלְחָמָה֙mil.cha.MahH4421happenethתִקְרֶ֤אנָהtik.Re.nahH7122,theyהוּא֙hu'H1931willjoinוְנוֹסַ֤ףve.no.SafH3254with ourenemiesשֹׂ֣נְאֵ֔ינוּso.ne.'Ei.nuH8130, andfightוְנִלְחַם־ve.nil.cham-H3898against us, anddepartוְעָלָ֥הve.'a.LahH5927from thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

11Therefore theysetוַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760over themtaskmastersשָׂרֵ֣י מִסִּ֔יםsa.Rei mi.SimH4522 H8269toafflictעַנֹּת֖וֹa.no.ToH6031them with theirburdensבְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbe.siv.lo.TamH5450. And theybuiltוַיִּ֜בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129forPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֔הle.far.'OhH6547treasureמִסְכְּנוֹת֙mis.ke.nOtH4543citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892,Pithomפִּתֹ֖םpi.TomH6619andRaamsesרַעַמְסֵֽס׃ra.'am.SesH7486.

12But the more theyafflictedיְעַנּ֣וּye.'a.NuH6031them, themoreH3651theymultipliedיִרְבֶּ֖הyir.BehH7235andgrewיִפְרֹ֑ץyif.RotzH6555. And they weregrievedוַיָּקֻ֕צוּvai.ya.Ku.tzuH6973becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13And theEgyptiansH4714madeH5647thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toserveH5647withrigourבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃be.Fa.rekhH6531:

14And theymadeH4843theirlivesחַיֵּיהֶ֜םchai.yei.HemH2416bitterוַיְמָרְר֨וּvay.ma.re.RuH4843withhardקָשָׁ֗הka.ShahH7186bondageבַּעֲבֹדָ֣הba.'a.vo.DahH5656, inmortarבְּחֹ֙מֶר֙be.Cho.merH2563, and inbrickוּבִלְבֵנִ֔יםu.vil.ve.NimH3843, and in all manner ofserviceעֲבֹדָ֖ה'a.vo.DahH5656in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704: all theirserviceעֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔ם'a.Vo.da.TamH5656, in which they made themserveעָבְד֥וּ'a.ve.DuH5647, was withrigourבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃be.Fa.rekhH6531.

15And thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714spokeוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to theHebrewהָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680midwivesלַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖תlam.ya.le.DotH3205, of which thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034ofoneהָֽאַחַת֙ha.'a.ChatH259wasShiphrahשִׁפְרָ֔הshif.RahH8236, and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of theotherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145Puahפּוּעָֽה׃pu.'AhH6326:

16And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, When ye do the office of amidwifeבְּיַלֶּדְכֶן֙be.ya.led.KhenH3205to the Hebrewwomenהָֽעִבְרִיּ֔וֹתha.'iv.ri.YotH5680, andseeוּרְאִיתֶ֖ןu.re.'i.TenH7200them upon thestoolsהָאָבְנָ֑יִםha.'a.ve.Na.yimH70; if it shall be asonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121, then ye shallkillוַהֲמִתֶּ֣ןva.ha.mi.TenH4191him: but if it shall be adaughterבַּ֥תbatH1323, then she shallliveH2425.

17But themidwivesהַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ham.ya.le.DotH3205fearedוַתִּירֶ֤אןָva.ti.Re.naH3372Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, anddidעָשׂ֔וּ'a.SuH6213not as thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714commandedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696them, butsavedH2421themalesהַיְלָדִֽים׃hay.la.DimH3206aliveH2421.

18And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for themidwivesלַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֔תlam.ya.le.DotH3205, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Whyמַדּ֥וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have yedoneעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ן'a.si.TenH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, and havesavedH2421themalesהַיְלָדִֽים׃hay.la.DimH3206aliveH2421?

19And themidwivesהַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ham.ya.le.DotH3205saidוַתֹּאמַ֤רְןָva.to.Mar.naH559toPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, Because theHebrewהָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680womenכַנָּשִׁ֛יםkha.na.ShimH802are not as the Egyptianwomenהַמִּצְרִיֹּ֖תha.mitz.ri.YotH4713; for they arelivelyחָי֣וֹתcha.YotH2422, and aredeliveredהַמְיַלֶּ֖דֶתham.ya.Le.detH3205ereבְּטֶ֨רֶםbe.Te.remH2962themidwivesוְיָלָֽדוּ׃ve.ya.La.duH3205comeinתָּב֧וֹאta.Vo'H935to them.

20ThereforeGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430dealtwellוַיֵּ֥יטֶבvai.Yei.tevH3190with themidwivesלַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֑תlam.ya.le.DotH3205: and thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971multipliedוַיִּ֧רֶבvai.Yi.revH7235, and becameveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966mightyוַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּvai.ya.'atz.MuH6105.

21And it came to pass, because themidwivesהַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖תham.ya.le.DotH3205fearedיָֽרְא֥וּya.re.'UH3372Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, that hegaveוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213themfamiliesבָּתִּֽים׃ba.TimH1004.

22AndPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547chargedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680all hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Everysonהַבֵּ֣ןha.BenH1121that isbornהַיִּלּ֗וֹדhai.yi.LodH3209ye shallcastתַּשְׁלִיכֻ֔הוּtash.li.Khu.huH7993into theriverהַיְאֹ֙רָה֙hay.'O.rahH2975, and everydaughterהַבַּ֖תha.BatH1323ye shall savealiveתְּחַיּֽוּן׃ סte.chai.YunH2421.

Commentaries on Exodus 1

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