Exodus

Exodus 1:19

¹⁹The midwives answered Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife arrives.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The midwives	הַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙	ham·yal·lə·ḏōṯ	Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
answered	וַתֹּאמַ֤רְןָ	wat·tō·mar·nā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H559 utter, say
Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹ֔ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
The Hebrew women	הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑ת	hā·‘iḇ·rî·yōṯ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine plural	H5680 Hebrew
are not	לֹ֧א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
like the Egyptian	הַמִּצְרִיֹּ֖ת	ham·miṣ·rî·yōṯ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine plural	H4713 Mitsrite
women	כַנָּשִׁ֛ים	ḵan·nā·šîm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they	הֵ֔נָּה	hên·nāh	Pronoun - third person feminine plural	H2007 they
are vigorous	חָי֣וֹת	ḥā·yō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H2422 having the vigour of life, lively
and give birth	וְיָלָֽדוּ׃	wə·yā·lā·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
before	בְּטֶ֨רֶם	bə·ṭe·rem	Preposition-b; Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
a midwife	הַמְיַלֶּ֖דֶת	ham·yal·le·ḏeṯ	Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
arrives	תָּב֧וֹא	tā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go

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2 Samuel 17:19–20 · Joshua 2:4–24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.