“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
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יִּקְרָ֤אwayiqərāʾ
and he summonedconjH7121
that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···
מֶֽלֶךְmelekə
the king ofnounH4428
royal
מִצְרַ֨יִם֙miṣərayim
EgyptnounH4714
Egyptians · Mizraim
לַֽ/מְיַלְּדֹ֔תlaməyalədōt
the midwivespronH3205
beget · birth · born · bring forth (children ···
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
לָ/הֶ֔ןlāhen
pron
מַדּ֥וּעַmadwʿa
why?particleH4069
wherefore · why
עֲשִׂיתֶ֖ןʿăśiyten
have you doneverbH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
הַ/דָּבָ֣רhadābār
the thingparticleH1697
advice · affair · answer · any such ···
הַ/זֶּ֑הhazeh
thisparticleH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
וַ/תְּחַיֶּ֖יןָwatəḥayeynā
and have you let live?conjH2421
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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