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Exodus 1:16-22

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.

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