Exodus 1:17 Go deeper

But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. (KJV)

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וַתִּירֶ֤אןָva.ti.Re.naand they feared

Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVqw3fp)

Meaning: to fear: revere

Used 110 times. Also: Genesis 28:17, Exodus 1:21, Exodus 9:30, Exodus 14:31, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 34:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3372H; TAHOT Exodus 1:17 word 1

הַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ham.ya.le.Dotthe midwives

Lemma: יָלַד (ya.lad) · Strong's: H3205

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HVprfpa)

Meaning: to beget

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:18, Genesis 4:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3205; TAHOT Exodus 1:17 word 2

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 1:17 word 3

הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> God

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Exodus 1:17 word 4

וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Exodus 1:17 word 5

עָשׂ֔וּ'a.Suthey did

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Exodus 1:17 word 6

כַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.Sherjust as

Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: as which

Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Exodus 1:17 word 7

דִּבֶּ֥רdi.Berhe had spoken

Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to speak: speak

Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Exodus 1:17 word 8

אֲלֵיהֶ֖ן'a.lei.Hento them

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Exodus 1:17 word 9

מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Exodus 1:17 word 10

מִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt

Lemma: מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) · Strong's: H4714G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Egypt

Used 630 times. Also: Genesis 12:10, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 15:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4714G; TAHOT Exodus 1:17 word 11

וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָva.te.chai.Yei.naand they let live

Lemma: חָיָה (cha.yah) · Strong's: H2421

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Plural (HVpw3fp)

Meaning: to live

Used 279 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2421; TAHOT Exodus 1:17 word 12

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 1:17 word 13

הַיְלָדִֽים\׃hay.la.Dimthe [male] children

Lemma: יֶ֫לֶד (ye.led) · Strong's: H3206

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: youth

Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:15, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 30:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3206; TAHOT Exodus 1:17 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The midwives, however	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
feared	→	יָרֵא H3372H to fear: revere
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
and did not	→	לֹא H3808 not
do	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
as	→	כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which
the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
of Egypt	→	מִצְרַ֫יִם H4714G Egypt
had instructed	→	דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
they let the boys	→	יֶ֫לֶד H3206 youth
live	→	חָיָה H2421 to live

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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