Theseוְאֵלֶּהare the namesשְׁמוֹתof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwho cameהַבָּאִיםto Egyptמִצְרָיְמָהwith Jacob;אֵת יַעֲקֹבeachאִישׁcameבָּאוּwith his household:וּבֵיתוֹ
Reuben,רְאוּבֵןSimeon,שִׁמְעוֹןLevi,לֵוִיand Judah,וִיהוּדָה
Issachar,יִשָּׂשכָרZebulun,זְבוּלֻןand Benjamin,וּבְנְיָמִן
Danדָּןand Naphtali,וְנַפְתָּלִיGadגָּדand Asher.וְאָשֵׁר
Allכָּלthe personsנֶפֶשׁwho came outיֹצְאֵיof the thighיֶרֶךְof Jacobיַעֲקֹבwereוַיְהִיseventyשִׁבְעִיםpersons;נָפֶשׁand Josephוְיוֹסֵףwasהָיָהin Egypt.בְמִצְרָיִם
Josephיוֹסֵףdied,וַיָּמָתand allוְכָלhis brothers,אֶחָיוand allוְכֹלthatהַהוּאgeneration.הַדּוֹר
But the sonsוּבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwere fruitful,פָּרוּswarmed,וַיִּשְׁרְצוּmultiplied,וַיִּרְבּוּand grew strong,וַיַּעַצְמוּvery,בִּמְאֹדvery much,מְאֹדand the landהָאָרֶץwas filledוַתִּמָּלֵאwith them.אֹתָם
Then there aroseוַיָּקָםoverעַלEgyptמִצְרָיִםa newחָדָשׁkingמֶלֶךְwhoאֲשֶׁרdid notלֹאknowיָדַעJoseph.אֶת יוֹסֵף
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto his people,אֶל עַמּוֹ“Look,הִנֵּהthe peopleעַםof the sonsבְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלare more numerousרַבand strongerוְעָצוּםthan we.מִמֶּנּוּ
Come,הָבָהlet us deal shrewdlyנִתְחַכְּמָהwith them,לוֹorפֶּןthey will multiply,יִרְבֶּהand ifוְהָיָה כִּיwarמִלְחָמָהbreaks out,תִקְרֶאנָהtheyהוּאtooגַּםwill joinוְנוֹסַףthose who hate usעַל שֹׂנְאֵינוּand fightוְנִלְחַםagainst usבָּנוּand go upוְעָלָהfrom the land.”מִן הָאָרֶץ
So they setוַיָּשִׂימוּover themעָלָיוchiefsשָׂרֵיof forced laborמִסִּיםto afflict themלְמַעַן עַנֹּתוֹwith their burdens.בְּסִבְלֹתָםAnd they builtוַיִּבֶןfor Pharaohלְפַרְעֹהstoreמִסְכְּנוֹתcities,עָרֵיPithomאֶת פִּתֹםand Rameses.וְאֶת רַעַמְסֵס
But the moreוְכַאֲשֶׁרthey afflictedיְעַנּוּthem,אֹתוֹthe moreכֵּןthey multipliedיִרְבֶּהand the moreוְכֵןthey spread out,יִפְרֹץandוַthe Egyptianscame to dreadיָּקֻצוּthe sonsמִפְּנֵי בְּנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
The Egyptiansמִצְרַיִםmadeוַthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלworkיַּעֲבִדוּruthlessly,בְּפָרֶךְ
and they madeוַtheir livesאֶת חַיֵּיהֶםbitterיְמָרְרוּwith hardקָשָׁהbondage,בַּעֲבֹדָהwith mortarבְּחֹמֶרand with bricksוּבִלְבֵנִיםand with everyוּבְכָלkind of workעֲבֹדָהin the field;בַּשָּׂדֶהallאֵת כָּלtheir workעֲבֹדָתָםin whichאֲשֶׁרthey made them workעָבְדוּ בָהֶםwas ruthless.בְּפָרֶךְ
The kingמֶלֶךְof Egyptמִצְרַיִםsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto the Hebrewהָעִבְרִיֹּתmidwives,לַמְיַלְּדֹתof whomאֲשֶׁרthe nameשֵׁםof the oneהָאַחַתwas Shiphrahשִׁפְרָהand the nameוְשֵׁםof the secondהַשֵּׁנִיתPuah:פּוּעָה
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“When you helpבְּיַלֶּדְכֶןthe Hebrew womenאֶת הָעִבְרִיּוֹתgive birth and see themוּרְאִיתֶןonעַלthe birthstool,הָאָבְנָיִםifאִםitהוּאis a son,בֵּןkillוַהֲמִתֶּןhim;אֹתוֹbut ifוְאִםitהִיאis a daughter,בַּתshe shall live.”וָחָיָה
But the midwivesהַמְיַלְּדֹתfearedוַתִּירֶאןָElohimאֶת הָאֱלֹהִיםand didוְ עָשׂוּnotלֹאdo asכַּאֲשֶׁרthe kingמֶלֶךְof Egyptמִצְרָיִםhad toldדִּבֶּרthem,אֲלֵיהֶןbut letוַתְּחַיֶּיןָthe boysאֶת הַיְלָדִיםlive.תְּחַיֶּיןָ
So the kingמֶלֶךְof Egyptמִצְרַיִםcalledוַיִּקְרָאthe midwivesלַמְיַלְּדֹתand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,לָהֶן“Whyמַדּוּעַhave you doneעֲשִׂיתֶןthisהַדָּבָר הַזֶּהand letוַתְּחַיֶּיןָthe boysאֶת הַיְלָדִיםlive?”תְּחַיֶּיןָ
The midwivesהַמְיַלְּדֹתsaidוַתֹּאמַרְןָto Pharaoh,אֶל פַּרְעֹה“Becauseכִּיthe Hebrew womenהָעִבְרִיֹּתare notלֹאlikeכַthe Egyptianהַמִּצְרִיֹּתwomen;נָּשִׁיםforכִּיtheyהֵנָּהare vigorous,חָיוֹתand beforeבְּטֶרֶםthe midwifeהַמְיַלֶּדֶתcomesתָּבוֹאto themאֲלֵהֶןthey have given birth.”וְיָלָדוּ
And Elohimאֱלֹהִיםdealt wellוַיֵּיטֶבwith the midwives,לַמְיַלְּדֹתand the peopleהָעָםmultipliedוַיִּרֶבand grewוַveryמְאֹדstrong.יַּעַצְמוּ
And becauseוַיְהִי כִּיthe midwivesהַמְיַלְּדֹתfearedיָרְאוּElohim,אֶת הָאֱלֹהִיםhe gaveוַיַּעַשׂthemלָהֶםfamilies.בָּתִּים
Then Pharaohוַ פַּרְעֹהcommandedיְצַוallלְכָלhis people,עַמּוֹsaying,לֵאמֹר“Everyכָּלsonהַבֵּןwho is bornהַיִּלּוֹדyou shall throwתַּשְׁלִיכֻהוּinto the Nile,הַיְאֹרָהbut everyוְכָלdaughterהַבַּתyou shall let live.”תְּחַיּוּן