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Exodus 1

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How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וְאֵ֗לֶּהand theseשְׁמוֹת֙are the names ofבְּנֵ֣יthe sons ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelהַבָּאִ֖יםwho wentמִצְרָ֑יְמָהEgypt towardsאֵ֣תwithיַעֲקֹ֔בJacobאִ֥ישׁeveryoneוּבֵית֖וֹand household hisבָּֽאוּ׃they went
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רְאוּבֵ֣ןReubenשִׁמְע֔וֹןSimeonלֵוִ֖יLeviוִיהוּדָֽה׃and Judah
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יִשָּׂשכָ֥רIssacharזְבוּלֻ֖ןZebulunוּבְנְיָמִֽן׃and Benjamin
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דָּ֥ןDanוְנַפְתָּלִ֖יand Naphtaliגָּ֥דGadוְאָשֵֽׁר׃and Asher
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וַֽיְהִ֗יand it wasכָּל־everyנֶ֛פֶשׁpersonיֹצְאֵ֥יwho came out ofיֶֽרֶךְ־the thigh ofיַעֲקֹ֖בJacobשִׁבְעִ֣יםseventyנָ֑פֶשׁpersonsוְיוֹסֵ֖ףand Josephהָיָ֥הhe wasבְמִצְרָֽיִם׃in Egypt
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וַיָּ֤מָתand he diedיוֹסֵף֙Josephוְכָל־and allאֶחָ֔יוbrothers hisוְכֹ֖לand allהַדּ֥וֹרthe generationהַהֽוּא׃the that
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וּבְנֵ֣יand the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelפָּר֧וּthey were fruitfulוַֽיִּשְׁרְצ֛וּand they swarmedוַיִּרְבּ֥וּand they multipliedוַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּand they became mightyבִּמְאֹ֣דwith muchnessמְאֹ֑דmuchnessוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אand it was filledהָאָ֖רֶץthe landאֹתָֽם׃ פwith them
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וַיָּ֥קָםand he aroseמֶֽלֶךְ־a kingחָדָ֖שׁnewעַל־overמִצְרָ֑יִםEgyptאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoלֹֽא־notיָדַ֖עhe knewאֶת־obj.יוֹסֵֽף׃Joseph
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וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he saidאֶל־toעַמּ֑וֹpeople hisהִנֵּ֗הhere!עַ֚םthe people ofבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelרַ֥בis numerousוְעָצ֖וּםand mightyמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃more than us
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הָ֥בָהgive !נִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖הlet us deal wiselyל֑וֹto the itפֶּן־lestיִרְבֶּ֗הit should increaseוְהָיָ֞הand it will beכִּֽי־thatתִקְרֶ֤אנָהthey will happenמִלְחָמָה֙warוְנוֹסַ֤ףand it will be addedגַּם־alsoהוּא֙itעַל־toשֹׂ֣נְאֵ֔ינוּthose who hate usוְנִלְחַם־and it will fightבָּ֖נוּagainst the usוְעָלָ֥הand it will go upמִן־fromהָאָֽרֶץ׃the land
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וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּand they appointedעָלָיו֙over itשָׂרֵ֣יoverseers ofמִסִּ֔יםslave gangsלְמַ֥עַןso asעַנֹּת֖וֹto afflict itבְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םwith forced labor theirוַיִּ֜בֶןand it builtעָרֵ֤יcities ofמִסְכְּנוֹת֙storageלְפַרְעֹ֔הfor Pharaohאֶת־obj.פִּתֹ֖םPithomוְאֶת־and obj.רַעַמְסֵֽס׃Rameses
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וְכַאֲשֶׁר֙and just asיְעַנּ֣וּpeople afflictedאֹת֔וֹobj. itכֵּ֥ןsoיִרְבֶּ֖הit increasedוְכֵ֣ןand soיִפְרֹ֑ץit spreadוַיָּקֻ֕צוּand people felt dreadמִפְּנֵ֖יfrom because ofבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַיַּעֲבִ֧דוּand they compelled to laborמִצְרַ֛יִםEgyptאֶת־obj.בְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃with harshness
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וַיְמָרְר֨וּand they made bitterאֶת־obj.חַיֵּיהֶ֜םlives theirבַּעֲבֹדָ֣הwith laborקָשָׁ֗הhardבְּחֹ֙מֶר֙in mortarוּבִלְבֵנִ֔יםand in bricksוּבְכָל־and in allעֲבֹדָ֖הlaborבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הin the fieldאֵ֚תobj.כָּל־allעֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔םlabor theirאֲשֶׁר־whichעָבְד֥וּthey laboredבָהֶ֖םby the themבְּפָֽרֶךְ׃with harshness
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptלַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖תto the midwivesהָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תthe Hebrewאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoשֵׁ֤םthe name ofהָֽאַחַת֙the oneשִׁפְרָ֔הwas Shiphrahוְשֵׁ֥םand the name ofהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתthe secondפּוּעָֽה׃was Puah
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וַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidבְּיַלֶּדְכֶן֙when assist as midwife youאֶת־obj.הָֽעִבְרִיּ֔וֹתthe Hebrew womenוּרְאִיתֶ֖ןand you will lookעַל־atהָאָבְנָ֑יִםthe stonesאִם־ifבֵּ֥ןis a sonהוּא֙heוַהֲמִתֶּ֣ןand you will killאֹת֔וֹobj. himוְאִם־and ifבַּ֥תis a daughterהִ֖יאsheוָחָֽיָה׃and she will live
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וַתִּירֶ֤אןָand they fearedהַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙the midwivesאֶת־obj.הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godוְלֹ֣אand notעָשׂ֔וּthey didכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רjust asדִּבֶּ֥רhe had spokenאֲלֵיהֶ֖ןto themמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofמִצְרָ֑יִםEgyptוַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָand they let liveאֶת־obj.הַיְלָדִֽים׃the male children
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וַיִּקְרָ֤אand he summonedמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofמִצְרַ֙יִם֙Egyptלַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֔תto the midwivesוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidלָהֶ֔ןto the themמַדּ֥וּעַwhy?עֲשִׂיתֶ֖ןhave you doneהַדָּבָ֣רthe thingהַזֶּ֑הthe thisוַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָand have you let live?אֶת־obj.הַיְלָדִֽים׃the male children
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וַתֹּאמַ֤רְןָand they saidהַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙the midwivesאֶל־toפַּרְעֹ֔הPharaohכִּ֣יforלֹ֧אnotכַנָּשִׁ֛יםare like the womenהַמִּצְרִיֹּ֖תthe Egyptianהָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑תthe Hebrew womenכִּֽי־thatחָי֣וֹתare vigorousהֵ֔נָּהtheyבְּטֶ֨רֶםin beforeתָּב֧וֹאshe comesאֲלֵהֶ֛ןto themהַמְיַלֶּ֖דֶתthe midwifeוְיָלָֽדוּ׃and they give birth
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וַיֵּ֥יטֶבand he did goodאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodלַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֑תto the midwivesוַיִּ֧רֶבand it increasedהָעָ֛םthe peopleוַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּand they became mightyמְאֹֽד׃exceedingly
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וַיְהִ֕יand it wasכִּֽי־thatיָֽרְא֥וּthey fearedהַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖תthe midwivesאֶת־obj.הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםthe Godוַיַּ֥עַשׂand he appointedלָהֶ֖םfor the themבָּתִּֽים׃households
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וַיְצַ֣וand he commandedפַּרְעֹ֔הPharaohלְכָל־to allעַמּ֖וֹpeople hisלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingכָּל־everyהַבֵּ֣ןthe sonהַיִּלּ֗וֹדthe bornהַיְאֹ֙רָה֙the River towardsתַּשְׁלִיכֻ֔הוּyou will throw himוְכָל־and everyהַבַּ֖תthe daughterתְּחַיּֽוּן׃ סyou will let live !

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