“But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.”
Exodus 1:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 1:1714 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/תִּירֶ֤אןָwatiyreʾnā
and they fearedconjH3372
be afraid · dread · fear(-ful · -fully ···
הַֽ/מְיַלְּדֹת֙haməyalədōt
the midwivesparticleH3205
beget · birth · born · bring forth (children ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הָ֣/אֱלֹהִ֔יםhāʾĕlōhiym
GodparticleH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
וְ/לֹ֣אwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
עָשׂ֔וּʿāśw
they didverbH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֛רkaʾăšer
just aspronH834
after · alike · because · every ···
דִּבֶּ֥רdiber
he had spokenverbH1696
appoint · bid · command · commune ···
אֲלֵי/הֶ֖ןʾălēyhen
to thempronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
מֶ֣לֶךְmelekə
the king ofnounH4428
royal
מִצְרָ֑יִםmiṣərāyim
EgyptnounH4714
Egyptians · Mizraim
וַ/תְּחַיֶּ֖יןָwatəḥayeynā
and they let liveconjH2421
make) alive · certainly · give life · (let ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הַ/יְלָדִֽיםhayəlādiym
the male childrenparticleH3206
child · fruit · son · young man
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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