Hebrew old testament translation Exodus 1:13-20

 Exodus 1: 13-20

13.  וַיַּעֲבִדוּ מִצְרַיִם אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְֹרָאֵל בְּפָרֶךְ׃

וַיַּעֲבִדוּ – verb, hifil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, root word- עָבַד, to serve

Translation- Egyptians made the sons of Israel to serve rigorously. 

14.  וַיְמָרְרוּ אֶת־חַיֵּיהֶם בַּעֲבֹדָה קָשָׁה בְּחֹמֶר וּבִלְבֵנִים וּבְכָל־עֲבֹדָה בַּשָּדֶה אֵת כָּל־עֲבֹדָתָם אֲשֶׁר־עָבְדוּ בָהֶם בְּפָרֶךְ׃

וַיְמָרְרוּ –verb, Piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, root word- מָרַר, meaning- to be bitter

עָבְדוּ – Qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, root word- עָבַד, meaning- to serve

Translation- and they made lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, in brick, and in all manner of service in the field, all their service, in which they made them serve harshly.

15.   וַיּאֹמֶר מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם לַמְיַלְּדֹת הָעִבְרִיּת אֲשֶׁר שֵׁם הָאַחַת שִׁפְרָה וְשֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִית פּוּעֲה׃

וַיּאֹמֶר  - Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, root word- אָמַר, meaning-  to say 

לַמְיַלְּדֹת – Piel, participle, feminine, plural, root word- יָלַד, meaning- to bear

Translation- the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of which named Shiphrah and other was Puah.

 

16.  וַיּאֹמֶר בְּיַלֶּדְכֶן אֶת־הָעִבְרִיּוֹת וּרְאִיתֶן עַל־הָאָבְנָיִם אִם־בֵּן הוּא וַהֲמִתֶּן אֹתוֹ וְאִם־בַּת הִיא וָחָיָה׃

וַיּאֹמֶר – Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, root word- אָמַר, meaning- to say

בְּיַלֶּדְכֶן – Piel, infinitive, 2nd person, feminine, plural, root word- יָלַד, meaning- to bear

וּרְאִיתֶן – Qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, plural, root word- רָאָה, meaning- to see

וַהֲמִתֶּן – Hifil, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, plural, root word- מוּת, meaning- to die

וָחָיָה – Qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, root word- חָיַי , meaning- live

Translation- and he said, “When you help the Hebrew women in giving birth, and see upon the birth stool, if it is son, you shall kill him, and if it is daughter, then she shall live.

17.   וַתִּירֶאןָ הַמְיַלְּדֹת אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וְלאֹ עָשֹוּ כַּאֲשֶׁרִ דִּבֶּר אֲלֵיהֶן מֶלֶךְ מִצְרָיִם וַתְּחַיֶּיןָ אֶת־ הַיְלָדִים׃

וַתִּירֶאןָ –Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural, root word- יָרֵא, meaning- to fear

הַמְיַלְּדֹת – Piel, participle, feminine, plural, root word- יָלַד, meaning- to bear

עשֹוּ – Qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, root word- עָשָֹה, meaning- to do, make

דִּבֶּר – Piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, root word- דָבַר, meaning- to speak 

וַתְּחַיֶּיןָ – Piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural, root word- חָיָה , meaning- to live

Translation- But the midwives feared God, and have not done as the king of Egypt commanded to them, and they saved the boys. 

18.    וַיִּקְרָא מֶלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם לַמְיַלְּדֹת וַיּאֹמֶר לָהֶן מַדּוּעַ עֲשִֹיתֶן הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַתְּחַיֶּיןָ אֶת־הַיְלָדִים׃

וַיְּקְרָא – qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, root word- קָרָא, meaning- to call

לַמְיַלְּדֹת – piel, participle, feminine, plural, root word- יָלַד, meaning- to bear

וַיּאֹמֶר – Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, root word- אָמַר, meaning- to say

עֲשִֹיתֶן – Qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, plural, root word- עָשַֹה, meaning- to do

וַתְּחַיֶּיןָ –piel, imperfect, 2nd person, feminine, plural, root word- חָיָה, meaning-  to live

Translation- and king Egypt called to the midwives and said to them, “why have you done this thing, and saved the male children.

  

19.   וַתּאֹמַרְןָ הַמְיַלְּדֹת אֶל־פַּרְעֹה כִּי לאֹ כַנָּשִׁים הַמִּצְרִיֹּת הָעִבְרִיֹּת כִּי־חָיוֹת הֵנָּה בְּטֶרֶם תָּבוֹא אֲלֵהֶן הַמְיַלֶּדֶת וְיָלָדוּ׃

וַתּאֹמַרְןָ – Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural, root word- אָמַר, meaning- to say

הַמְיַלְּדֹת – piel, participle, feminine, plural, root word- יָלַד, meaning- to bear

תָּבוֹא – Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, root word- בּוֹא, meaning-  to come in

הַמְיַלֶּדֶת – Piel, participle, feminine, singular, root word- יָלַד, meaning- to bear

וְיָלָדוּ – Qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, root word- יָלַד, meaning- to bear

Translation- and the midwives said to Pharaoh that the Hebrew women are not like Egyptian women because they are lively, before they come to them to deliver they give birth.

20. וַיֵּיטֶב אֱלֹהִים לַמְיַלְּדֹת וַיִּרֶב הָעָם וַיַּעַצְמוּ מְאֹד׃

וַיֵּיטֶב – Hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, root word- יָטַב, meaning-  good 

לַמְיַלְּדֹת – Piel, participle, feminine, plural, root word- יָלַד, meaning- to bear

וַיִּרֶב – Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, root word- רָבָה, meaning- multiply 

וַיַּעַצְמוּ – Qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, root word- עָצַם, meaning- mighty

Translation- so the God dealt good to the midwives and multiplied the people and they become very mighty.