Verse 15

{ "verseID": "Exodus.1.15", "source": "וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ מֶ֣לֶך מִצְרַ֔יִם לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖ת הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑ת אֲשֶׁ֨ר שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאַחַת֙ שִׁפְרָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית פּוּעָֽה׃", "text": "And *way-yōʾmer* *meleḵ* *miṣrayim* to the *məyallədōt* the *ʿiḇrîyōt* whom *šēm* the one *šip̄râ* and *šēm* the second *pûʿâ*", "grammar": { "וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙": "conjunction *wə-* + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, vav-consecutive - 'and he said'", "*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'king of'", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - 'Egypt'", "לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖ת": "preposition + definite article + participle, feminine plural, Piel - 'to the midwives'", "הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑ת": "definite article + adjective, feminine plural - 'the Hebrew'", "אֲשֶׁ֨ר": "relative pronoun - 'who, whom'", "שֵׁ֤ם": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'name of'", "הָֽאַחַת֙": "definite article + cardinal number, feminine singular - 'the one'", "*šip̄râ*": "proper noun - 'Shiphrah'", "וְשֵׁ֥ם": "conjunction *wə-* + noun, masculine singular construct - 'and name of'", "הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית": "definite article + ordinal number, feminine singular - 'the second'", "*pûʿâ*": "proper noun - 'Puah'" }, "variants": { "*way-yōʾmer*": "and he said, spoke", "*meleḵ*": "king, ruler", "*məyallədōt*": "midwives, those helping in childbirth", "*ʿiḇrîyōt*": "Hebrew (women)", "*šēm*": "name", "*šip̄râ*": "Shiphrah (possibly 'beautiful one')", "*pûʿâ*": "Puah (possibly 'splendid')" } }

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