Exodus 1:16
Text Analysis

Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
559 [e]וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
way-yō-mer
And he saidConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
3205 [e]בְּיַלֶּדְכֶן֙
bə-yal-leḏ-ḵen
When you⁺ cause to give birthPrep-b | V-Piel-Inf | 2fp
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
- DirObjM
5680 [e]הָֽעִבְרִיּ֔וֹת
hā-‘iḇ-rî-yō-wṯ
the HebrewessesArt | N-proper-fp
7200 [e]וּרְאִיתֶ֖ן
ū-rə-’î-ṯen
and you⁺ see [them]Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2fp
5921 [e]עַל־
‘al-
onPrep
70 [e]הָאָבְנָ֑יִם
hā-’ā-ḇə-nā-yim
the birthstoolsArt | N-md
518 [e]אִם־
’im-
ifConj
1121 [e]בֵּ֥ן
bên
a sonN-ms
1931 [e]הוּא֙
he [is]Pro-3ms
4191 [e]וַהֲמִתֶּ֣ן
wa-hă-mit-ten
then you⁺ shall killConj-w | V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2fp
853 [e]אֹת֔וֹ
’ō-ṯōw
himDirObjM | 3ms
518 [e]וְאִם־
wə-’im-
but ifConj
1323 [e]בַּ֥ת
baṯ
a daughterN-fs
1931 [e]הִ֖יא
she [is]Pro-3fs
2421 [e]וָחָֽיָה׃
wā-ḥā-yāh
then she shall liveConj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3fs





















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them on the birthstools. If the child is a son, kill him; but if it is a daughter, let her live.”

Young's Literal Translation
and saith, ‘When ye cause the Hebrew women to bear, and have looked on the children; if it [is] a son—then ye have put him to death; and if it [is] a daughter—then she hath lived.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When you help the Hebrew women give birth, observe them as they deliver. If the child is a son, kill him, but if it’s a daughter, she may live.”

New American Standard Bible
and he said, "When you are helping the Hebrew women to give birth and see [them] upon the birthstool, if it is a son, then you shall put him to death; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live."

King James Bible
And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see [them] upon the stools; if it [be] a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it [be] a daughter, then she shall live.
Links
Exodus 1:16Exodus 1:16 NIVExodus 1:16 NLTExodus 1:16 ESVExodus 1:16 NASBExodus 1:16 KJVExodus 1:16 Biblia ParalelaExodus 1:16 Chinese BibleExodus 1:16 French BibleExodus 1:16 German Bible

Bible Hub
Exodus 1:15
Top of Page
Top of Page