Καὶ

And

εἶπεν

he said

said

 

,

 

ὅταν

whenever

μαιοῦσθε

you assist in childbirth

you act as midwife for

τὰς

the

Ἐβραίας

Hebrew Women

 

,

 

καὶ

and

ὦσι

ears

they are

πρὸς

to

toward

τῷ

the

to the

τίκτειν

to bear

to give birth

 

,

 

ἐὰν

if

μὲν

indeed

ἄρσεν

male

ᾖ

is

it is

 

,

 

ἀποκτείνατε

kill

αὐτό

it

 

·

 

ἐὰν

if

δὲ

but

and

θῆλυ

female

 

,

 

περιποιεῖσθε

preserve

αὐτό

it

 

.