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Exodus 1:17-19

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.

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