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And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them. (KJV)

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וַתֹּאמַ֤רְןָva.to.Mar.naand they said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

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

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Exodus 1:19 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 1:19 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

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 1:19 word 3

פַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhPharaoh

Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547I

Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)

Meaning: Pharaoh

Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 1:11, Exodus 1:22, Exodus 2:5, Exodus 2:7, Exodus 2:8, Exodus 2:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6547I; TAHOT Exodus 1:19 word 4

כִּ֣יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 1:19 word 5

לֹ֧אlo'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 1:19 word 6

כַנָּשִׁ֛יםkha.na.Shim[are] like the women

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G

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

Meaning: woman

Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Exodus 1:19 word 7

הַמִּצְרִיֹּ֖תha.mitz.ri.Yot<the> Egyptian

Lemma: מִצְרִי (mits.ri) · Strong's: H4713

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNgfpa)

Meaning: Egyptian

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 12:12, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 16:1, Genesis 16:3, Genesis 21:9, Genesis 25:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4713; TAHOT Exodus 1:19 word 8

הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.Yotthe Hebrew [women]

Lemma: עִבְרִי (iv.ri) · Strong's: H5680

Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNgfpa)

Meaning: Hebrew

Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 14:13, Genesis 39:14, Genesis 39:17, Genesis 40:15, Genesis 41:12, Genesis 43:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5680; TAHOT Exodus 1:19 word 9

כִּֽי\־ki-that

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 1:19 word 10

חָי֣וֹתcha.Yot[are] vigorous

Lemma: חָיֶה (cha.yeh) · Strong's: H2422

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HAafpa)

Meaning: vigorous

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2422; TAHOT Exodus 1:19 word 11

הֵ֔נָּהHe.nahthey

Lemma: הֵנָּה (hen.nah) · Strong's: H2007

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Feminine · Plural (HPp3fp)

Meaning: they(fem.)

Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 33:6, Genesis 41:26, Genesis 41:27, Exodus 9:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2007; TAHOT Exodus 1:19 word 12

בְּטֶ֨רֶםbe.Te.rem<in> before

Lemma: טֶ֫רֶם (te.rem) · Strong's: H2962

Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)

Meaning: before

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:45, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:33 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2962; TAHOT Exodus 1:19 word 13

תָּב֧וֹאta.Vo'she comes

Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to come (in): come

Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Exodus 1:19 word 14

אֲלֵהֶ֛ן'a.le.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 1:19 word 15

הַמְיַלֶּ֖דֶתham.ya.Le.detthe midwife

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

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVprfsa)

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 1:19 word 16

וְיָלָֽדוּ\׃ve.ya.La.duand they give birth

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

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 1:19 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

The midwives	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
answered	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
Pharaoh	→	פַּרְעֹה H6547I Pharaoh
The Hebrew women	→	עִבְרִי H5680 Hebrew
. . .	→	כִּי H3588A for
are not	→	לֹא H3808 not
like the Egyptian	→	מִצְרִי H4713 Egyptian
women	→	אִשָּׁה H0802G woman
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
they	→	הֵנָּה H2007 they(fem.)
are vigorous	→	חָיֶה H2422 vigorous
and give birth	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
before	→	טֶ֫רֶם H2962 before
a midwife	→	יָלַד H3205 to beget
arrives	→	בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come
. . .	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)

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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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