- 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'