The Meaning of Exodus 1:15 Explained

Exodus 1:15

KJV: And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

YLT: And the king of Egypt speaketh to the midwives, the Hebrewesses, (of whom the name of the one is Shiphrah, and the name of the second Puah),

Darby: And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other was Puah --

ASV: And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

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What is the context of Exodus 1:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of which the name of the one [was] Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:

What does Exodus 1:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Exodus 1:15-22 - God Protects Hebrew Babes From Pharaoh's Decree

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Chapter Summary: Exodus 1

¹ The children of Israel, after Joseph's death, increase
⁸ The more they are oppressed by a new king, the more they multiply
¹⁵ The godliness of the midwives in saving the male children alive
²² Pharaoh commands the male children to be cast into the river

What do the individual words in Exodus 1:15 mean?

And spoke the king of Egypt to the midwives Hebrewesses of whom the name of one [was] Shiphrah and the name of the second Puah

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖ת הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑ת אֲשֶׁ֨ר שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאַחַת֙ שִׁפְרָ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית פּוּעָֽה

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	And spoke
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
מֶ֣לֶךְ	the king
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
מִצְרַ֔יִם	of Egypt
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: מִצְרַיִם Sense: a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows adj Egyptians = “double straits”.
לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖ת	to the midwives
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, feminine plural Root: יָלַד Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑ת	Hebrewesses
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine plural Root: עִבְרִי Sense: a designation of the patriarchs and the Israelites adj.
אֲשֶׁ֨ר	of whom
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
שֵׁ֤ם	the name
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שֵׁם Sense: name.
הָֽאַחַת֙	of one
Parse: Article, Number, feminine singular Root: אֶחָד Sense: one (number).
שִׁפְרָ֔ה	[was] Shiphrah
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: שִׁפְרָה Sense: one of the two Hebrew midwives who were ordered by Pharaoh to kill all the male children born to the Hebrews but who disobeyed.
וְשֵׁ֥ם	and the name
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שֵׁם Sense: name.
הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית	of the second
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal feminine singular Root: שֵׁנִי Sense: second.
פּוּעָֽה	Puah
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: פּוּעָה Sense: one of the 2 midwives of the Hebrews ordered by Pharaoh to kill all the male children born to Israel; time of Moses.

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