New American Standard Bible 1995

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So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, "Why have you done this thing, and let the boys live?"

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
So the king king Noun H4428 מֶֽלֶךְ־ me·lech-
Analysis:
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of Egypt a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ mitz·ra·yim
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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called to call, proclaim, read Verb H7121 וַיִּקְרָ֤א vai·yik·ra
for the midwives to bear, bring forth, beget Verb H3205 לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֔ת lam·yal·le·dot,
and said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to them, "Why why? for what reason? Adverb H4069 מַדּ֥וּעַ mad·du·a'
have you done do, make Verb H6213 עֲשִׂיתֶ֖ן a·si·ten
this this, here Pronoun H2088 הַזֶּ֑ה haz·zeh;
thing, speech, word Noun H1697 הַדָּבָ֣ר had·da·var
and let the boys child, son, boy, youth Noun H3206 הַיְלָדִֽים׃ hay·la·dim.
live?" to live Verb H2421 וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ vat·te·chai·yei·na

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Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, "Why have you done this thing, and let the boys live?"
King James Bible So And the king of Egypt called for the midwives midwives, and said to unto them, "Why Why have you ye done this thing, and let have saved the boys live?"men children alive?
Hebrew Greek English So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, "Why have you done this thing, and let the boys live?"