Hebrew Interlinear
Exodus 1:17 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Exodus 1:17, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“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 |
Geographic Context
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
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