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And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. (KJV)

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וַיְצַ֣וvay.Tzavand he commanded

Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to command

Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Exodus 1:22 word 1

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 1:19, Exodus 2:5, Exodus 2:7, Exodus 2:8, Exodus 2:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6547I; TAHOT Exodus 1:22 word 2

לְכָל\־le.kholto all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 1:22 word 3

עַמּ֖וֹa.Mopeople his

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Exodus 1:22 word 4

לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

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 1:22 word 5

כָּל\־kol-every

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 1:22 word 6

הַבֵּ֣ןha.Ben<the> son

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Exodus 1:22 word 7

הַיִּלּ֗וֹדhai.yi.Lod<the> born

Lemma: יִלּוֹד (yil.lod) · Strong's: H3209

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: born

Used 5 times. Also: Joshua 5:5, 2 Samuel 5:14, 2 Samuel 12:14, Jeremiah 16:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3209; TAHOT Exodus 1:22 word 8

הַיְאֹ֙רָה֙hay.'O.rahthe River towards

Lemma: יְאֹר (ye.or) · Strong's: H2975G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Nile

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 41:1, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:3, Genesis 41:17, Genesis 41:18, Exodus 2:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2975G; TAHOT Exodus 1:22 word 9

תַּשְׁלִיכֻ֔הוּtash.li.Khu.huyou will throw him

Lemma: שָׁלַךְ (sha.lakh) · Strong's: H7993

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhi2mp)

Meaning: to throw

Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 21:15, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:24, Exodus 4:3, Exodus 7:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7993; TAHOT Exodus 1:22 word 10

וְכָל\־ve.kholand every

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Exodus 1:22 word 11

הַבַּ֖תha.Bat<the> daughter

Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: daughter

Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Exodus 1:22 word 12

תְּחַיּֽוּן\׃\ \סte.chai.Yunyou will let live !

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

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVpi2mp)

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 1:22 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

Then Pharaoh	→	פַּרְעֹה H6547I Pharaoh
commanded	→	צָוָה H6680 to command
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
his people	→	עַם H5971A people
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Every	→	כֹּל H3605 all
son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
born [to the Hebrews]	→	יִלּוֹד H3209 born
you must throw	→	שָׁלַךְ H7993 to throw
into the Nile	→	יְאֹר H2975G Nile
but every	→	כֹּל H3605 all
daughter	→	בַּת H1323G daughter
you may allow to live	→	חָיָה H2421 to live

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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