Exodus 1:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 1:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בְּיַלֶּדְכֶן֙
yâlad
H3205
to bear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָֽעִבְרִיּ֔וֹת
ʻIbrîy
H5680
Hebrew
וּרְאִיתֶ֖ן
râʼâh
H7200
to see
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאָבְנָ֑יִם
ʼôben
H70
wheel
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
בֵּ֥ן
bên
H1121
son
הוּא֙
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וַהֲמִתֶּ֣ן
mûwth
H4191
to die
אֹת֔וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
בַּ֥ת
bath
H1323
daughter
הִ֖יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וָחָֽיָה
châyay
H2425
to live
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World English Bible Public Domain
and he said, "When you perform the duty of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birth stool; if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “When you assist the Hebrew women as midwives and you see on the birth stool, if he is a son, then you shall cause him to die, but if she is a daughter, then she shall live.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).