Author Archives: Exodus

Εὖ δὲ ἐποίει ὁ Θεὸς ταῖς μαίαις, καὶ ἐπλήθυνεν ὁ λαὸς καὶ ἴσχυεν σφόδρα. Now God was doing well to the midwives, and the people multiplied and became very strong. וייטב אלהים למילדת וירב העם ויעצמו מאד׃       … Continue reading →

Εἶπαν δὲ αἱ μαῖαι τῷ Φαραῷ· Οὐχ ὡς γυναῖκες Αἰγύπτου αἱ Ἑβραῖαι· τίκτουσιν γὰρ πρὶν ἢ εἰσελθεῖν πρὸς αὐτὰς τὰς μαίας, καὶ ἔτικτον. And the midwives said to Pharao, “The Hebrew women are not like the women of Egypt; for … Continue reading →

Ἐκάλεσεν δὲ ὁ βασιλεὺς Αἰγύπτου τὰς μαίας καὶ εἶπεν αὐταῖς· Τί ὅτι ἐποιήσατε τὸ πρᾶγμα τοῦτο καὶ ἐζωογονεῖτε τὰ ἄρσενα; And the king of Egypt called the midwives and said to them, “Why is it that you have done this … Continue reading →

Ἐφοβήθησαν δὲ αἱ μαῖαι τὸν Θεὸν καὶ οὐκ ἐποίησαν καθότι συνέταξεν αὐταῖς ὁ βασιλεὺς Αἰγύπτου, καὶ ἐζωογόνουν τὰ ἄρσενα. But the midwives feared God and they did not do as the king of Egypt ordered them, and they kept alive … Continue reading →

καὶ εἶπεν· Ὅταν μαιοῦσθε τὰς Ἐβραίας καὶ ὦσιν πρὸς τῷ τίκτειν, ἐὰν μὲν ἄρσεν ᾖ, ἀποκτείνατε αὐτό, ἐὰν δὲ θῆλυ, περιποιεῖσθε αὐτό. and he said, “When you act as midwives to the Hebrew women and they are about to give … Continue reading →

Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν Αἰγυπτίων ταῖς μαίαις τῶν Ἑβραίων, τῇ μιᾷ αὐτῶν, ᾗ ὄνομα Σεπφώρα, καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τῆς δευτέρας Φουά, And the king of the Egyptians spoke to the midwives of the Hebrews; to one of them, the … Continue reading →

καὶ κατωδύνων αὐτῶν τὴν ζωὴν ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς σκληροῖς, τῷ πηλῷ καὶ τῇ πλινθείᾳ καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς ἔργοις τοῖς ἐν τοῖς πεδίοις, κατὰ πάντα τὰ ἔργα, ὧν κατεδουλοῦντο αὐτοὺς μετὰ βίας. and they oppressed their life by hard labors, … Continue reading →

Καὶ κατεδυνάστευον οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλ βίᾳ, And the Egyptians caused unjust hardship to the sons of Israel by force, ויעבדו מצרים את־בני ישׂראל בפרך׃   *   caused unjust hardship to OR tyrannized *   sons OR children    

Καθότι δὲ αὐτοὺς ἐταπείνουν, τοσούτῳ πλείους ἐγίγνοντο καὶ ἴσχυον σφόδρα σφόδρα· καὶ ἐβδελύσσοντο οἱ Αἰγύπτιοι ἀπὸ τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ. But the more they humbled them, the more they become numerous and exceedingly strong; and the Egyptians greatly abhorred the sons … Continue reading →

Καὶ ἐπέστησεν αὐτοῖς ἐπιστάτας τῶν ἔργων, ἵνα κακώσωσιν αὐτοὺς ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις· καὶ ᾠκοδόμησαν πόλεις ὀχυρὰς τῷ Φαραῷ, τήν τε Πιθὼμ καὶ Ῥαμεσσῆ καὶ Ὢν, ἥ ἐστιν Ἡλίουπόλις. And he set over them taskmasters of their works, in order to … Continue reading →