Exodus 1:18
So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?”
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ASV
And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men-children alive?
KJV
And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive?
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּקְרָ֤א | vai.yik.Ra' | and he summoned | H7121 → |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | Me.lekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → |
| מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ | mitz.Ra.yim | Egypt | H4714 → |
| לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֔ת | lam.ya.le.Dot | <to> the midwives | H3205 → |
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| לָהֶ֔ן | la.Hen | to <the> them | |
| מַדּ֥וּעַ | ma.Du.a' | why? | H4069 → |
| עֲשִׂיתֶ֖ן | 'a.si.Ten | have you done | H6213 → |
| הַדָּבָ֣ר | ha.da.Var | the thing | H1697 → |
| הַזֶּ֑ה | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
| וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ | va.te.chai.Yei.na | and have you let live? | H2421 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַיְלָדִֽים׃ | hay.la.Dim | the [male] children | H3206 → |
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