- Exodus 1:1
וְאֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַבָּאִים מִצְרָיְמָה אֵת יַעֲקֹב אִישׁ וּבֵיתוֹ בָּאוּ׃
These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with Jacob, each coming with his household:
Targum Onkelos
וְאִלֵּין שְׁמָהָת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל דְּעָאלוּ לְמִצְרָיִם עִם יַעֲקֹב גְּבַר וַאֲנָשׁ בֵּיתֵיהּ עָאלוּ׃
These are the names of the B’nei Yisrael who came to Egypt. Each man with his household who came with Yaakov.
- Exodus 1:2
רְאוּבֵן שִׁמְעוֹן לֵוִי וִיהוּדָה׃
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;
Targum Onkelos
רְאוּבֵן שִׁמְעוֹן לֵוִי וִיהוּדָה׃
Reuvein, Shimon, Leivi and Yehudah.
- Exodus 1:3
יִשָּׂשכָר זְבוּלֻן וּבִנְיָמִן׃
Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin;
Targum Onkelos
יִשָּׂשכָר זְבוּלוּן וּבִנְיָמִין׃
Yissachar, Zevulun, and Binyamin.
- Exodus 1:4
דָּן וְנַפְתָּלִי גָּד וְאָשֵׁר׃
Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.
Targum Onkelos
דָּן וְנַפְתָּלִי גָּד וְאָשֵׁר׃
Don, Naftali, Gad and Asher.
- Exodus 1:5
וַיְהִי כׇּל־נֶפֶשׁ יֹצְאֵי יֶרֶךְ־יַעֲקֹב שִׁבְעִים נָפֶשׁ וְיוֹסֵף הָיָה בְמִצְרָיִם׃
The total number of persons that were of Jacob’s issue came to seventy, Joseph being already in Egypt.
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲוַאָה כָּל נַפְשָׁתָא נָפְקֵי יִרְכָּא דְּיַעֲקֹב שִׁבְעִין נַפְשָׁן וְיוֹסֵף דַּהֲוָה בְמִצְרָיִם׃
All the souls that emanated from the loins of Yaakov, [numbered] seventy souls, [including] Yoseif who was [already] in Egypt.
- Exodus 1:6
וַיָּמׇת יוֹסֵף וְכׇל־אֶחָיו וְכֹל הַדּוֹר הַהוּא׃
Joseph died, and all his brothers, and all that generation.
Targum Onkelos
וּמִית יוֹסֵף וְכָל אֲחוֹהִי וְכֹל דָּרָא הַהוּא׃
Yoseif died. All his brothers and all that generation [also died.]
- Exodus 1:7
וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל פָּרוּ וַיִּשְׁרְצוּ וַיִּרְבּוּ וַיַּעַצְמוּ בִּמְאֹד מְאֹד וַתִּמָּלֵא הָאָרֶץ אֹתָם׃
But the Israelites were fertile and prolific; they multiplied and increased very greatly, so that the land was filled with them.
Targum Onkelos
וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל נְפִישׁוּ וְאִתְיַלַּדוּ וּסְגִיאוּ וּתְקִיפוּ לַחְדָּא לַחְדָּא וְאִתְמְלִיאַת אַרְעָא מִנְּהוֹן׃
The B’nei Yisrael were fruitful and prolific, and their population multiplied. They were exceedingly mighty, and the land was filled with them.
- Exodus 1:8
וַיָּקׇם מֶלֶךְ־חָדָשׁ עַל־מִצְרָיִם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יָדַע אֶת־יוֹסֵף׃
A new king arose over Egypt who did not know Joseph.
Targum Onkelos
וְקָם מַלְכָּא חֲדַתָּא עַל מִצְרָיִם דְּלָא מְקַיֵּים גְּזֵירַת יוֹסֵף׃
A new king came into power over Egypt, who did not know [fulfill] Yoseif[’s decree].
- Exodus 1:9
וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־עַמּוֹ הִנֵּה עַם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל רַב וְעָצוּם מִמֶּנּוּ׃
And he said to his people, “Look, the Israelite people are much too numerous for us.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר לְעַמֵּיהּ הָא עַמָּא בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל סָגַן וְתָקְפִין מִנַּנָא׃
He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the B’nei Yisrael are becoming too numerous and strong for us.
- Exodus 1:10
הָבָה נִתְחַכְּמָה לוֹ פֶּן־יִרְבֶּה וְהָיָה כִּי־תִקְרֶאנָה מִלְחָמָה וְנוֹסַף גַּם־הוּא עַל־שֹׂנְאֵינוּ וְנִלְחַם־בָּנוּ וְעָלָה מִן־הָאָרֶץ׃
Let us deal shrewdly with them, so that they may not increase; otherwise in the event of war they may join our enemies in fighting against us and rise from the ground.”
Targum Onkelos
הַבוּ נִתְחַכַּם לְהוֹן דִּלְמָא יִסְגּוֹן וִיהֵי אֲרֵי יְעָרְעִנַּנָא קְרָב וְיִתּוֹסְפוּן אַף אִנּוּן עַל סָנְאַנָא וִיגִיחוּן בַּנָא קְרָב וְיִסְּקוּן מִן אַרְעָא׃
Come let us deal wisely with him [them]. Lest he [they] increase so much, that, if there is war, he [they] will join our enemies and fight [a war] against us, driving us [and they will go up] from the land.
- Exodus 1:11
וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלָיו שָׂרֵי מִסִּים לְמַעַן עַנֹּתוֹ בְּסִבְלֹתָם וַיִּבֶן עָרֵי מִסְכְּנוֹת לְפַרְעֹה אֶת־פִּתֹם וְאֶת־רַעַמְסֵס׃
So they set taskmasters over them to oppress them with forced labor; and they built garrison cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.
Targum Onkelos
וּמַנִּיאוּ עֲלֵיהוֹן שִׁלְטוֹנִין מַבְאֲשִׁין בְּדִיל לְעַנּוֹאֵיהוֹן בְּפוּלְחָנְהוֹן וּבְנוֹ קִרְוֵי בֵּית אוֹצְרֵי לְפַרְעֹה יָת פִּיתוֹם וְיָת רַעַמְסֵס׃
They appointed conscription [cruel] officers over him [them] to oppress him [them] with their burdens [work]. He [B’nei Yisrael] built supply cities for Pharaoh, Pisom and Ramseis.
- Exodus 1:12
וְכַאֲשֶׁר יְעַנּוּ אֹתוֹ כֵּן יִרְבֶּה וְכֵן יִפְרֹץ וַיָּקֻצוּ מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
But the more they were oppressed, the more they increased and spread out, so that the [Egyptians] came to dread the Israelites.
Targum Onkelos
וּכְמָא דִּמְעַנַּן לְהוֹן כֵּן סָגַן וְכֵן תָּקְפִין וְעַקַת לְמִצְרָאֵי מִן קֳדָם בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
But the more [the Egyptians] oppressed him [them], the more [the B’nei Yisrael] increased and spread [became strong]. [The Egyptians] came to loathe the B’nei Yisrael.
- Exodus 1:13
וַיַּעֲבִדוּ מִצְרַיִם אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּפָרֶךְ׃
The Egyptians ruthlessly imposed upon the Israelites
Targum Onkelos
וְאַפְלַחוּ מִצְרָאֵי יָת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּקַשְׁיוּ׃
The Egyptians enslaved the B’nei Yisrael, with body-breaking labor.
- Exodus 1:14
וַיְמָרְרוּ אֶת־חַיֵּיהֶם בַּעֲבֹדָה קָשָׁה בְּחֹמֶר וּבִלְבֵנִים וּבְכׇל־עֲבֹדָה בַּשָּׂדֶה אֵת כׇּל־עֲבֹדָתָם אֲשֶׁר־עָבְדוּ בָהֶם בְּפָרֶךְ׃
the various labors that they made them perform. Ruthlessly they made life bitter for them with harsh labor at mortar and bricks and with all sorts of tasks in the field.
Targum Onkelos
וְאַמַּרוּ יָת חַיֵּיהוֹן בְּפוּלְחָנָא קַשְׁיָא בְּטִינָא וּבְלִבְנֵי וּבְכָל פּוּלְחָנָא בְּחַקְלָא יָת כָּל פּוּלְחָנְהוֹן דְּאַפְלַחוּ בְּהוֹן בְּקַשְׁיוּ׃
They made their lives bitter with harsh labor involving mortar and bricks, and all kinds of work in the fields. All the work they made them do [was intended] to break them.
- Exodus 1:15
וַיֹּאמֶר מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם לַמְיַלְּדֹת הָעִבְרִיֹּת אֲשֶׁר שֵׁם הָאַחַת שִׁפְרָה וְשֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִית פּוּעָה׃
The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah,
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר מַלְכָּא דְּמִצְרַיִם לְחָיָתָא יְהוּדַיָתָא דְּשׁוֹם חֲדָא שִׁפְרָה וְשׁוֹם תִּנְיֵיתָא פּוּעָה׃
The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives. The name of one of them was Shifrah, and the name of the other was Puah.
- Exodus 1:16
וַיֹּאמֶר בְּיַלֶּדְכֶן אֶת־הָעִבְרִיּוֹת וּרְאִיתֶן עַל־הָאׇבְנָיִם אִם־בֵּן הוּא וַהֲמִתֶּן אֹתוֹ וְאִם־בַּת הִוא וָחָיָה׃
saying, “When you deliver the Hebrew women, look at the birthstool: if it is a boy, kill him; if it is a girl, let her live.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר כַּד תִּהְוְיָין מְיַלְּדָן יָת יְהוּדַיָתָא וְתִחְזְיָין עַל מַתְבְרָא אִם בְּרָא הוּא וְתִקְטְלָן יָתֵיהּ וְאִם בְּרַתָּא הִיא תְּקַיְּימֻנַּהּ׃
He said, “When you deliver Hebrew women, you must look at the birthstool. If it is a boy, kill him; but if it is a girl, let her live.”
- Exodus 1:17
וַתִּירֶאןָ הַמְיַלְּדֹת אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים וְלֹא עָשׂוּ כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר אֲלֵיהֶן מֶלֶךְ מִצְרָיִם וַתְּחַיֶּיןָ אֶת־הַיְלָדִים׃
The midwives, fearing God, did not do as the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live.
Targum Onkelos
וּדְחִילָא חָיָתָא מִן קֳדָם יְיָ וְלָא עֲבַדָא כְּמָא דְּמַלֵּיל עִמְּהוֹן מַלְכָּא דְּמִצְרָיִם וְקַיִּימָא יָת בְּנַיָּא׃
The midwives [however] feared [from before] Elohim and did not do as the Egyptian king had told them, and they kept the infant boys alive.