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The midwives feared God, and did not do as the Egyptian king had ordered them. They allowed the infant boys to live.
Vatir'ena hameyaldot et-ha'Elohim velo asu ka'asher diber aleyhen melech Mitsrayim vatechayeyna et-hayeladim. |
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Second Reading The king of Egypt summoned the midwives and demanded, 'Why did you do this? You let the infant boys live!'
Vayikra melech-Mitsrayim lameyaldot vayomer lahen madua asiten hadavar hazeh vatchayeyna et-hayeladim. |
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