Exodus 1:17
Text Analysis

Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
3372 [e]וַתִּירֶ֤אןָ
wat-tî-re-nā
And fearedConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fp
3205 [e]הַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙
ham-yal-lə-ḏōṯ
the midwivesArt | V-Piel-Prtcpl-fp
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
- DirObjM
430 [e]הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים
hā-’ĕ-lō-hîm
GodArt | N-mp
3808 [e]וְלֹ֣א
wə-lō
and notConj-w | Adv-NegPrt
6213 [e]עָשׂ֔וּ
‘ā-śū
did they doV-Qal-Perf-3cp
834 [e]כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר
ka-’ă-šer
asPrep-k | Pro-r
1696 [e]דִּבֶּ֥ר
dib-ber
commandedV-Piel-Perf-3ms
413 [e]אֲלֵיהֶ֖ן
’ă-lê-hen
to themPrep | 3fp
4428 [e]מֶ֣לֶךְ
me-leḵ
the kingN-msc
4714 [e]מִצְרָ֑יִם
miṣ-rā-yim
of EgyptN-proper-fs
2421 [e]וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ
wat-tə-ḥay-ye-nā
and kept aliveConj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3fp
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
- DirObjM
3206 [e]הַיְלָדִֽים׃
hay-lā-ḏîm
the male childrenArt | N-mp





















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The 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;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Hebrew midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live.

New American Standard Bible
But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded them, but let the boys live.

King James Bible
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.
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