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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said the_king of_Miʦrayim to_the_midwives the_Hebrew who the_name the_one(f) [was]_Shifrāh and_name_of the_second(fs) [was]_Fūˊāh.
Note 1 topic: writing-newevent
This sentence introduces a new event in the story. Use the natural form in your language for introducing a new event.
(Occurrence 0) לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖ת
to_the,midwives
Midwives were women who helped a pregnant woman give birth to a baby.
Note 2 topic: translate-names
שִׁפְרָ֔ה & פּוּעָֽה
Shifrāh & Fūˊāh
Shiphrah and Puah are women’s names.
Note 3 topic: writing-participants
שִׁפְרָ֔ה & פּוּעָֽה
Shifrāh & Fūˊāh
The midwives are introduced here as new participants in the story. Use the natural form in your language for introducing a new character.
1:15 Pharaoh is a title for the Egyptian ruler, not a personal name.
• The origins of the word Hebrew are unclear. As used by the Egyptians and Philistines in reference to the Israelites, it was apparently a derogatory term for a despised underclass.
• Whatever the number of Hebrew people (see study note on 12:37), there were clearly more than two midwives for the whole nation. Probably the two named here, Shiphrah and Puah, are representatives of the whole group. The differences between Pharaoh and the midwives are dramatic. He had great political and military power; they had none. He had great official prestige; they had very little. He was a man; they were women. He was of the ruling people; they were slaves. He was rich; they were poor. They could easily have been cowed into obedience, but they were not.
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said the_king of_Miʦrayim to_the_midwives the_Hebrew who the_name the_one(f) [was]_Shifrāh and_name_of the_second(fs) [was]_Fūˊāh.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.