Shemot, שְׁמוֹת

Passages

Torah: Exodus 1:1 - 1:17
Gospel: Mark 1:1 - 1:8

Torah — Exodus 1:1 - 1:17

Exodus 1:1 - 1:17

1:1 Israel and Oppression in Egypt And these are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt; with Jacob, they each came with his family:

1:2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

1:3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;

1:4 Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

1:5 And all those who descended from Jacob were seventy individuals, and Joseph was in Egypt.

1:6 And Joseph died and all of his brothers and all of that generation.

1:7 And the Israelites were fruitful and multiplied and were many and were very, very numerous, and the land was filled with them.

1:8 And a new king rose over Egypt who did not know Joseph.

1:9 And he said to his people, “Look, the people of the Israelites are greater and more numerous than us.

1:10 Come, we must deal shrewdly with them, lest they become many, and when war happens, they also will join our enemies and will fight against us and go up from the land.”

1:11 And they appointed commanders of forced labor over them in order to oppress them with their forced labor, and they built storage cities for Pharaoh—Pithom and Rameses.

1:12 And as he oppressed them, so they became many, and so they spread out, and the Egyptians were afraid because of the presence of the Israelites.

1:13 And the Egyptians ruthlessly compelled the Israelites to work.

1:14 And they made their lives bitter with hard work with mortar and with bricks and with all sorts of work in the field—with all their work in which they ruthlessly enslaved them.

1:15 And the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives—of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah and the name of the second was Puah—

1:16 and he said, “When you help the Hebrews give birth, you will look upon the pairs of testicles; if he is a son, you will put him to death, and if she is a daughter, she will live.”

1:17 But the midwives feared God, and they did not do as the king of Egypt had said to them. They let the boys live.

Exodus 1:1 - 1:17

1:1 The People of Israel Are Slaves in Egypt Here are the names of Israel’s children who went to Egypt with Jacob. Each one went with his family.

1:2 Jacob’s sons were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah,

1:3 Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin,

1:4 Dan, Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

1:5 The total number of Jacob’s children and grandchildren was 70. Joseph was already in Egypt.

1:6 Joseph and all of his brothers died. So did all of their children.

1:7 The people of Israel had many children. They greatly increased their numbers. There were so many of them that they filled the land.

1:8 Then a new king came to power in Egypt. He didn’t know anything about Joseph.

1:9 “Look,” he said to his people. “The Israelites are far too many for us.

1:10 Come. We must deal with them carefully. If we don’t, they will increase their numbers even more. Then if war breaks out, they’ll join our enemies. They’ll fight against us and leave the country.”

1:11 So the Egyptians put slave drivers over the people of Israel. The slave drivers beat them down and made them work hard. The Israelites built the cities of Pithom and Rameses so Pharaoh could store things there.

1:12 But the more the slave drivers beat them down, the more the Israelites increased their numbers and spread out. So the Egyptians became afraid of them.

1:13 They made them work hard. They didn’t show them any pity.

1:14 They made them suffer with hard labor. They forced them to work with bricks and mud. And they made them do all kinds of work in the fields. The Egyptians didn’t show them any pity at all. They made them work very hard.

1:15 There were two Hebrew women named Shiphrah and Puah. They helped other women who were having babies. The king of Egypt spoke to them. He said,

1:16 “You are the ones who help the other Hebrew women. Watch them when they get into a sitting position to have their babies. Kill the boys. Let the girls live.”

1:17 But Shiphrah and Puah had respect for God. They didn’t do what the king of Egypt had told them to do. They let the boys live.

Exodus 1:1 - 1:17

1:1 וְאֵ֗לֶּה ve.'E.leh and/ these שְׁמוֹת֙ she.mOt [are] [the] names of בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei [the] sons of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El Israel הַבָּאִ֖ים ha.ba.'Im who/ went מִצְרָ֑יְמָה mitz.Ra.ye.mah Egypt/ towards אֵ֣ת 'et with יַעֲקֹ֔ב ya.'a.Ko Jacob אִ֥ישׁ 'ish everyone וּבֵית֖וֹ u.vei.To and/ household/ his בָּֽאוּ׃ Ba.'u they went

1:2 רְאוּבֵ֣ן re.'u.Ven Reuben שִׁמְע֔וֹן shim.'on Simeon לֵוִ֖י le.Vi Levi וִיהוּדָֽה׃ vi.hu.Dah and/ Judah

1:3 יִשָּׂשכָ֥ר yi.so.sh.Khar Issachar זְבוּלֻ֖ן ze.vu.Lun Zebulun וּבְנְיָמִֽן׃ u.ve.ne.ya.Min and/ Benjamin

1:4 דָּ֥ן dan Dan וְנַפְתָּלִ֖י ve.naf.ta.Li and/ Naphtali גָּ֥ד gad Gad וְאָשֵֽׁר׃ ve.'a.Sher and/ Asher

1:5 וַֽיְהִ֗י vay.Hi and/ it was כָּל־ kol- every נֶ֛פֶשׁ Ne.fesh person יֹצְאֵ֥י yo.tze.'Ei [who] came out of יֶֽרֶךְ־ ye.rekh- [the] thigh of יַעֲקֹ֖ב ya.'a.Ko Jacob שִׁבְעִ֣ים shiv.'Im seventy נָ֑פֶשׁ Na.fesh person[s] וְיוֹסֵ֖ף ve.yo.Sef and/ Joseph הָיָ֥ה ha.Yah he was בְמִצְרָֽיִם׃ ve.mitz.Ra.yim in/ Egypt

1:6 וַיָּ֤מָת vai.Ya.mot and/ he died יוֹסֵף֙ yo.Sef Joseph וְכָל־ ve.khol and/ all אֶחָ֔יו 'e.Chav brothers/ his וְכֹ֖ל ve.Khol and/ all הַדּ֥וֹר ha.Dor the/ generation הַהֽוּא׃ ha.Hu' <the>/ that

1:7 וּבְנֵ֣י u.ve.Nei and/ [the] people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Yis.ra.'El Israel פָּר֧וּ pa.Ru they were fruitful וַֽיִּשְׁרְצ֛וּ vai.yish.re.Tzu and/ they swarmed וַיִּרְבּ֥וּ vai.yir.Bu and/ they multiplied וַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּ vai.ya.'atz.Mu and/ they became mighty בִּמְאֹ֣ד bim.'Od with/ muchness מְאֹ֑ד me.'Od muchness וַתִּמָּלֵ֥א va.ti.ma.Le' and/ it was filled הָאָ֖רֶץ ha.'A.retz the/ land אֹתָֽם׃ פ 'o.Tam with/ them

1:8 וַיָּ֥קָם vai.Ya.kom and/ he arose מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- a king חָדָ֖שׁ cha.Dash new עַל־ 'al- over מִצְרָ֑יִם mitz.Ra.yim Egypt אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher who לֹֽא־ lo'- not יָדַ֖ע ya.Da' he knew אֶת־ 'et- <obj.> יוֹסֵֽף׃ yo.Sef Joseph

1:9 וַיֹּ֖אמֶר vai.Yo.mer and/ he said אֶל־ 'el- to עַמּ֑וֹ a.Mo people/ his הִנֵּ֗ה hi.Neh here! עַ֚ם 'am [the] people of בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei [the] people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El Israel רַ֥ב rav [is] numerous וְעָצ֖וּם ve.'a.Tzum and/ mighty מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ mi.Me.nu more than/ us

1:10 הָ֥בָה Ha.vah give/ ! נִֽתְחַכְּמָ֖ה nit.cha.ke.Mah let us deal wisely ל֑וֹ lo to <the>/ it פֶּן־ pen- lest יִרְבֶּ֗ה yir.Beh it should increase וְהָיָ֞ה ve.ha.Yah and/ it will be כִּֽי־ ki- that תִקְרֶ֤אנָה tik.Re.nah they will happen מִלְחָמָה֙ mil.cha.Mah war וְנוֹסַ֤ף ve.no.Saf and/ it will be added גַּם־ gam- also הוּא֙ hu' it עַל־ 'al- to שֹׂ֣נְאֵ֔ינוּ so.ne.'Ei.nu [those who] hate/ us וְנִלְחַם־ ve.nil.cham- and/ it will fight בָּ֖נוּ Ba.nu against <the>/ us וְעָלָ֥ה ve.'a.Lah and/ it will go up מִן־ min- from הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ha.'A.retz the/ land

1:11 וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ vai.ya.Si.mu and/ they appointed עָלָיו֙ 'a.Lav over/ it שָׂרֵ֣י sa.Rei overseers of מִסִּ֔ים mi.Sim slave gangs לְמַ֥עַן le.Ma.'an so as עַנֹּת֖וֹ a.no.To to afflict/ it בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם be.siv.lo.Tam with/ forced labor/ their וַיִּ֜בֶן vai.Yi.ven and/ it built עָרֵ֤י 'a.Rei cities of מִסְכְּנוֹת֙ mis.ke.nOt storage לְפַרְעֹ֔ה le.far.'Oh for/ Pharaoh אֶת־ 'et- <obj.> פִּתֹ֖ם pi.Tom Pithom וְאֶת־ ve.'Et and/ <obj.> רַעַמְסֵֽס׃ ra.'am.Ses Rameses

1:12 וְכַאֲשֶׁר֙ ve.kha.'a.Sher and/ just/ as יְעַנּ֣וּ ye.'a.Nu people afflicted אֹת֔וֹ 'o.To <obj.>/ it כֵּ֥ן ken so יִרְבֶּ֖ה yir.Beh it increased וְכֵ֣ן ve.Khen and/ so יִפְרֹ֑ץ yif.Rotz it spread וַיָּקֻ֕צוּ vai.ya.Ku.tzu and/ people felt dread מִפְּנֵ֖י mi.pe.Nei <from>/ because of בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei [the] people of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Yis.ra.'El Israel

1:13 וַיַּעֲבִ֧דוּ vai.ya.'a.Vi.du and/ they compelled to labor מִצְרַ֛יִם mitz.Ra.yim Egypt אֶת־ 'et- <obj.> בְּנֵ֥י be.Nei [the] people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Yis.ra.'El Israel בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃ be.Fa.rekh with/ harshness

1:14 וַיְמָרְר֨וּ vay.ma.re.Ru and/ they made bitter אֶת־ 'et- <obj.> חַיֵּיהֶ֜ם chai.yei.Hem lives/ their בַּעֲבֹדָ֣ה ba.'a.vo.Dah with/ labor קָשָׁ֗ה ka.Shah hard בְּחֹ֙מֶר֙ be.Cho.mer in/ mortar וּבִלְבֵנִ֔ים u.vil.ve.Nim and/ in/ bricks וּבְכָל־ u.ve.Khol- and/ in/ all עֲבֹדָ֖ה 'a.vo.Dah labor בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה ba.sa.Deh in the/ field אֵ֚ת 'et <obj.> כָּל־ kol- all עֲבֹ֣דָתָ֔ם 'a.Vo.da.Tam labor/ their אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- which עָבְד֥וּ 'a.ve.Du they labored בָהֶ֖ם va.Hem by <the>/ them בְּפָֽרֶךְ׃ be.Fa.rekh with/ harshness

1:15 וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ vai.Yo.mer and/ he said מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh [the] king of מִצְרַ֔יִם mitz.Ra.yim Egypt לַֽמְיַלְּדֹ֖ת lam.ya.le.Dot to the/ midwives הָֽעִבְרִיֹּ֑ת ha.'iv.ri.Yot <the>/ Hebrew אֲשֶׁ֨ר 'a.Sher who שֵׁ֤ם shem [the] name of הָֽאַחַת֙ ha.'a.Chat the/ one שִׁפְרָ֔ה shif.Rah [was] Shiphrah וְשֵׁ֥ם ve.Shem and/ [the] name of הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית ha.she.Nit the/ second פּוּעָֽה׃ pu.'Ah [was] Puah

1:16 וַיֹּ֗אמֶר vai.Yo.mer and/ he said בְּיַלֶּדְכֶן֙ be.ya.led.Khen when/ assist as midwife/ you אֶת־ 'et- <obj.> הָֽעִבְרִיּ֔וֹת ha.'iv.ri.Yot the/ Hebrew [women] וּרְאִיתֶ֖ן u.re.'i.Ten and/ you will look עַל־ 'al- at הָאָבְנָ֑יִם ha.'a.ve.Na.yim the/ stones אִם־ 'im- if בֵּ֥ן ben [is] a son הוּא֙ hu' he וַהֲמִתֶּ֣ן va.ha.mi.Ten and/ you will kill אֹת֔וֹ 'o.To <obj.>/ him וְאִם־ ve.'im- and/ if בַּ֥ת bat [is] a daughter הִ֖יא hi' she וָחָֽיָה׃ va.Cha.yah and/ she will live

1:17 וַתִּירֶ֤אןָ va.ti.Re.na and/ they feared הַֽמְיַלְּדֹת֙ ham.ya.le.Dot the/ midwives אֶת־ 'et- <obj.> הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים ha.'E.lo.Him <the>/ God וְלֹ֣א ve.Lo' and/ not עָשׂ֔וּ 'a.Su they did כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר ka.'a.Sher just/ as דִּבֶּ֥ר di.Ber he had spoken אֲלֵיהֶ֖ן 'a.lei.Hen to/ them מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh [the] king of מִצְרָ֑יִם mitz.Ra.yim Egypt וַתְּחַיֶּ֖יןָ va.te.chai.Yei.na and/ they let live אֶת־ 'et- <obj.> הַיְלָדִֽים׃ hay.la.Dim the/ [male] children

Gospel — Mark 1:1 - 1:8

Mark 1:1 - 1:8

1:1 John the Baptist Begins His Ministry The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

1:2 Just as it is written in the prophet Isaiah, “Behold, I am sending my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way,

1:3 the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths!’”

1:4 John was there baptizing in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

1:5 And all the Judean region and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem went out to him and were being baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.

1:6 And John was dressed in camel’s hair and a belt made of leather around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.

1:7 And he was preaching, saying, “One who is more powerful than I is coming after me, of whom I am not worthy to bend down and untie the strap of his sandals.

1:8 I baptized you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

Mark 1:1 - 1:8

1:1 John the Baptist Prepares the Way This is the beginning of the good news about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

1:2 Long ago Isaiah the prophet wrote, “I will send my messenger ahead of you. He will prepare your way.” ()

1:3 “A messenger is calling out in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord. Make straight paths for him.’” ()

1:4 And so John came. He baptized people in the desert. He also preached that people should be baptized and turn away from their sins. Then God would forgive them.

1:5 All the people from the countryside of Judea went out to him. All the people from Jerusalem went too. When they admitted they had sinned, John baptized them in the Jordan River.

1:6 John wore clothes made out of camel’s hair. He had a leather belt around his waist. And he ate locusts and wild honey.

1:7 Here is what John was preaching. “After me, one will come who is more powerful than I am. I’m not good enough to bend down and untie his sandals.

1:8 I baptize you with water. But he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

Mark 1:1 - 1:8

1:1 Ἀρχὴ [The] beginning τοῦ of the εὐαγγελίου gospel Ἰησοῦ of Jesus Χριστοῦ Christ υἱοῦ Son τοῦ ˍ<the> θεοῦ· of God;

1:2 καθὼς Even as γέγραπται it has been written ἐν in τῷ ₊₊<the> Ἠσαΐᾳ ₊₊Isaiah τῷ in the προφήτῃ· prophet: ἰδοὺ Behold ἐγὼ ˍˍI myself ἀποστέλλω send τὸν the ἄγγελόν messenger μου of Mine πρὸ before προσώπου face σου, of You, ὃς who κατασκευάσει will prepare τὴν the ὁδόν way σου of You ἔμπροσθέν ˍˍbefore σου. ˍˍof you.

1:3 φωνὴ [The] voice βοῶντος of one crying ἐν in τῇ the ἐρήμῳ wilderness ἑτοιμάσατε do prepare τὴν the ὁδὸν way κυρίου, of [the] Lord, εὐθείας straight ποιεῖτε do make τὰς the τρίβους paths αὐτοῦ.¶ of Him.

1:4 Ἐγένετο Came Ἰωάννης John ὁ ₊who βαπτίζων is baptizing ἐν in τῇ the ἐρήμῳ wilderness καὶ and κηρύσσων proclaiming βάπτισμα [a] baptism μετανοίας of repentance εἰς for ἄφεσιν forgiveness ἁμαρτιῶν. of sins.

1:5 καὶ And ἐξεπορεύετο were going out πρὸς to αὐτὸν him πᾶσα all ἡ the Ἰουδαία of Judea χώρα region καὶ and οἱ <the> Ἱεροσολυμῖται of Jerusalem πάντες, all καὶ and ἐβαπτίζοντο were being baptized ὑπ᾽ by αὐτοῦ him ἐν in τῷ the Ἰορδάνῃ Jordan ποταμῷ river ἐξομολογούμενοι confessing τὰς the ἁμαρτίας sins αὐτῶν. of them.

1:6 καὶ ₊And ἦν was δὲ ˍnow ὁ <the> Ἰωάννης John ἐνδεδυμένος having clothed himself in τρίχας hair καμήλου of a camel καὶ and ζώνην a belt δερματίνην of leather περὶ around τὴν the ὀσφὺν waist αὐτοῦ of him καὶ and ἐσθίων he is eating ἀκρίδας locusts καὶ and μέλι honey ἄγριον. wild.

1:7 καὶ And ἐκήρυσσεν he was preaching λέγων· saying; ἔρχεται He comes ὁ who ἰσχυρότερός [is] mightier μου than I ὀπίσω after μου, me, οὗ of whom οὐκ not εἰμὶ I am ἱκανὸς sufficient κύψας having stooped down λῦσαι to untie τὸν the ἱμάντα strap τῶν of the ὑποδημάτων sandals αὐτοῦ. of Him.

1:8 ἐγὼ I myself μὲν ˍindeed ἐβάπτισα baptized ὑμᾶς you ἐν ˍin ὕδατι, water, αὐτὸς He himself δὲ however βαπτίσει will baptize ὑμᾶς you ἐν with πνεύματι [the] Spirit ἁγίῳ.¶ Holy.

Passages

Torah — Exodus 1:1 - 1:17

LEB translation

Exodus 1:1 - 1:17

NIRV translation

Exodus 1:1 - 1:17

Interlinear original languages

Exodus 1:1 - 1:17

Gospel — Mark 1:1 - 1:8

LEB translation

Mark 1:1 - 1:8

NIRV translation

Mark 1:1 - 1:8

Interlinear original languages

Mark 1:1 - 1:8