Exodus 1:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.

Young's Literal Translation
And the midwives fear God, and have not done as the king of Egypt hath spoken unto them, and keep the lads alive;

King James Bible
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

Hebrew
The midwives, however,
הַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ (ham·yal·lə·ḏōṯ)
Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

feared
וַתִּירֶ֤אןָ (wat·tî·re·nā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

God
הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

and did not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

do
עָשׂ֔וּ (‘ā·śū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6213: To do, make

as
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

the king
מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4428: A king

of Egypt
מִצְרָ֑יִם (miṣ·rā·yim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa

had told
דִּבֶּ֥ר (dib·ber)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

them;
אֲלֵיהֶ֖ן (’ă·lê·hen)
Preposition | third person feminine plural
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

they let the boys
הַיְלָדִֽים׃ (hay·lā·ḏîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring

live.
וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ (wat·tə·ḥay·ye·nā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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