Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live. Young's Literal Translation And the midwives fear God, and have not done as the king of Egypt hath spoken unto them, and keep the lads alive; King James Bible But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. Hebrew The midwives, however,הַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ (ham·yal·lə·ḏōṯ) Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage feared וַתִּירֶ֤אןָ (wat·tî·re·nā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten God הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and did not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no do עָשׂ֔וּ (‘ā·śū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make as כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the king מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Egypt מִצְרָ֑יִם (miṣ·rā·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa had told דִּבֶּ֥ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue them; אֲלֵיהֶ֖ן (’ă·lê·hen) Preposition | third person feminine plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to they let the boys הַיְלָדִֽים׃ (hay·lā·ḏîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring live. וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ (wat·tə·ḥay·ye·nā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 2421: To live, to revive |
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