Exodus
Exodus 1:18
18So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| summoned | וַיִּקְרָ֤א | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| the midwives | לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֔ת | lam·yal·lə·ḏōṯ | Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| and asked | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| them | לָהֶ֔ן | lā·hen | Preposition; third person feminine plural | |
| Why | מַדּ֥וּעַ | mad·dū·a‘ | Interrogative | H4069 wherefore? |
| have you done | עֲשִׂיתֶ֖ן | ‘ă·śî·ṯen | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine plural | H6213 do, make |
| this | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| Why have you let the boys | הַיְלָדִֽים׃ | hay·lā·ḏîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3206 child, son, boy, youth |
| live | וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ | wat·tə·ḥay·ye·nā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine plural | H2421 live |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.