Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe midwives answered Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife arrives.” Young's Literal Translation And the midwives say unto Pharaoh, ‘Because the Hebrew women [are] not as the Egyptian women, for they [are] lively; before the midwife cometh in unto them—they have borne!’ King James Bible And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women [are] not as the Egyptian women; for they [are] lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them. Hebrew The midwivesהַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ (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 answered וַתֹּאמַ֤רְןָ (wat·tō·mar·nā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say Pharaoh, פַּרְעֹ֔ה (par·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6547: Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings “The Hebrew women הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑ת (hā·‘iḇ·rî·yōṯ) Article | Noun - proper - feminine plural Strong's 5680: Hebrews -- perhaps descendant of Eber, also another name for an Israelite are not לֹ֧א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no like the Egyptian הַמִּצְרִיֹּ֖ת (ham·miṣ·rî·yōṯ) Article | Noun - proper - feminine plural Strong's 4713: Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt women, כַנָּשִׁ֛ים (ḵan·nā·šîm) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they הֵ֔נָּה (hên·nāh) Pronoun - third person feminine plural Strong's 2007: Themselves are vigorous חָי֣וֹת (ḥā·yō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 2422: Community and give birth הַמְיַלֶּ֖דֶת (ham·yal·le·ḏeṯ) Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage before בְּטֶ֨רֶם (bə·ṭe·rem) Preposition-b | Adverb Strong's 2962: Non-occurrence, not yet, before a midwife וְיָלָֽדוּ׃ (wə·yā·lā·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage arrives.” תָּב֧וֹא (tā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go |