Exodus 1:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.”
Exodus 1:21 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 1:219 words
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
יָרְאוּyārəʾûFear
הַמְיַלְּדֹתhaməyalədōtThe bear young
אֶתʾet—
הָאֱלֹהִיםhāʾĕlōhîmThe God
וַיַּעַשׂwayaʿaśAnd do
לָהֶםlāhemTo
בָּתִּיםbātîmA house
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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