Hebrew Interlinear
Exodus 1:17 Interlinear
“feared But the midwives God and did commanded not as the king of Egypt alive the men children”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַתִּירֶ֤אןָ | H3372 | feared | to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten |
| 2 | הַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ | H3205 | But the midwives | to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage |
| 3 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 4 | הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים | H430 | God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 5 | וְלֹ֣א | H3808 | not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles | |
| 6 | עָשׂ֔וּ | H6213 | and did | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 7 | כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֛ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 8 | דִּבֶּ֥ר | H1696 | commanded | perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue |
| 9 | אֲלֵיהֶ֖ן | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 10 | מֶ֣לֶךְ | H4428 | not as the king | a king |
| 11 | מִצְרָ֑יִם | H4714 | of Egypt | mitsrajim, i.e., upper and lower egypt |
| 12 | וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ | H2421 | alive | to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive |
| 13 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 14 | הַיְלָדִֽים׃ | H3206 | the men children | something born, i.e., a lad or offspring |
Verse Context
Exodus 1:16And he said When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women and see ...
Exodus 1:17 (current)feared But the midwives God and did commanded not as the king of Egypt alive the men children
Exodus 1:18called And the king of Egypt for the midwives and said ...