Exodus 1:18 — King James Version← Study notes

“And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?”

Exodus 1:18 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Exodus 1:1813 words

וַיִּקְרָאwayiqərāʾAnd call out to

מֶלֶךְmeleḵəKing

מִצְרַיִםmiṣərayimMitsrajim

לַמְיַלְּדֹתlaməyalədōtTo bear young

וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say

לָהֶןlāhenTo

מַדּוּעַmadûʿaWhat

עֲשִׂיתֶןʿăśîtenDo

הַדָּבָרhadāvārThe word

הַזֶּהhazehThe this

וַתְּחַיֶּיןָwatəḥayeynāAnd live

אֶתʾet—

הַיְלָדִיםhayəlādîmThe something born

ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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