2Andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedH2029,andbareasonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121:andwhenshesawH7200himthathewasagoodlychild,shehidH6845himthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsיְרָחִֽים׃ye.ra.ChimH3391. 3Andwhenshecouldnotlongerhideהַצְּפִינוֹ֒ha.tze.fi.NoH6845him,shetookH3947forhimanarkH8392ofbulrushes,anddaubeditwithslimeandwithpitchוּבַזָּ֑פֶתu.va.Za.fetH2203;andsheputH7760thechildהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206therein,andlaiditintheflagsbytheriver’s brink. 4Andhissisterאֲחֹת֖וֹ'a.cho.ToH269stoodH3320afarH7350off,toknowלְדֵעָ֕הle.de.'AhH3045whatwouldbedonetohim. 5Andthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547cameH3381downוַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.redH3381tobatheלִרְחֹ֣ץlir.ChotzH7364attheriverH2975;andhermaidenswalkedהֹלְכֹ֖תho.le.KhotH1980alongbytheriver-side;andshesawH7200thearkH8392amongtheflags,andsentH7971herhandmaidtofetchit. 6Andsheopenedוַתִּפְתַּח֙va.tif.TachH6605it,andsawH7200thechildH3206:and,behold,thebabeweptH1058.Andshehadcompassionוַתַּחְמֹ֣לva.tach.MolH2550onhim,andsaidH559,ThisisoneH2088oftheHebrews’הָֽעִבְרִ֖יםha.'iv.RimH5680childrenH3206. 7ThensaidH559hissisterאֲחֹתוֹ֮'a.cho.ToH269toPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֒par.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,ShallIgoandcallוְקָרָ֤אתִיve.ka.Ra.tiH7121theeanurseoftheHebrewהָעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680womenאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802,thatshemaynursethechildהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206forthee? 8AndPharaoh’sdaughterבַּת־bat-H1323saidH559toher, Go.Andthemaidenwentandcalledוַתִּקְרָ֖אva.tik.Ra'H7121thechild’sהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206motherאֵ֥ם'emH517. 9AndPharaoh’sdaughterבַּת־bat-H1323saidH559untoher,TakeH3947thischildהַיֶּ֤לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206awayH3947,andnurseitforme,andIwillgiveH5414thee thywagesשְׂכָרֵ֑ךְse.kha.RekhH7939.Andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802tookH3947thechildהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,andnursedit. 10Andthechildהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206grewH1431,andshebroughtH935himuntoPharaoh’sdaughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323,andhebecameH1961hersonלְבֵ֑ןle.VenH1121.Andshecalledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,andsaidH559,BecauseIdrewhimoutofthewaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325. 11Anditcametopassinthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,whenMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872wasH1961grownH1431up,thathewentH3318outuntohisbrethren,andlookedH7200ontheirburdens:andhesawH7200anEgyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713smitingaHebrewעִבְרִ֖י'iv.RiH5680,oneH376ofhisbrethren. 12AndhelookedH7200thiswayandthatway,andwhenhesawH7200thattherewasnomanH376,hesmotetheEgyptianהַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.RiH4713,andhidוַֽיִּטְמְנֵ֖הוּvai.yit.me.Ne.huH2934himinthesandבַּחֽוֹל׃ba.CholH2344. 13AndhewentH3318outthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and,behold,twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147menH376oftheHebrewsעִבְרִ֖ים'iv.RimH5680werestriving together:andhesaidH559tohimthatdidthewrong, Wherefore smitest thou thyfellow? 16Nowthepriestוּלְכֹהֵ֥ןu.le.kho.HenH3548ofMidianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080hadsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651daughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323:andtheycameH935anddrewwaterלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248,andfilledוַתְּמַלֶּ֙אנָה֙va.te.ma.Le.nahH4390thetroughstowaterH8248theirfather’sאֲבִיהֶֽן׃'a.vi.HenH1flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629. 17Andtheshepherdsהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462cameH935anddroveH1644themawayוַיְגָרְשׁ֑וּםvay.ga.re.ShumH1644;butMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872stoodH6965upandhelpedthem,andwateredוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248theirflockצֹאנָֽם׃tzo.NamH6629. 18AndwhentheycameH935toReuelרְעוּאֵ֖לre.'u.'ElH7467theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ן'a.vi.HenH1,hesaidH559, HowisitthatyearecomeH935sosoonto-day? 19AndtheysaidH559,AnEgyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713deliveredH5337usoutofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027oftheshepherdsהָרֹעִ֑יםha.ro.'ImH7462,andmoreoverhedrewwaterוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248forus,andwateredH8248theflockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629. 21AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872wascontenttodwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427withthemanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376:andhegaveH5414Mosesלְמֹשֶֽׁה׃le.mo.ShehH4872Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֥הtzi.po.RahH6855hisdaughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323. 22Andshebareasonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֑םge.re.ShomH1647;forhesaidH559,IhavebeenH1961asojournerגֵּ֣רgerH1616inaforeignנָכְרִיָּֽה׃ פna.khe.ri.YahH5237landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776. 23Anditcametopassinthecourseofthosemanyהָֽרַבִּ֜יםha.ra.BimH7227daysבַיָּמִ֨יםvai.ya.MimH3117,thatthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714diedH4191:andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478sighedbyreasonofthebondage,andtheycriedH2199,andtheircryH2199cameupuntoGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430byreasonofthebondage. 24AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430heardH8085theirgroaningנַאֲקָתָ֑םna.'a.ka.TamH5009,andGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֤רvai.yiz.KorH2142hiscovenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285withAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85,withIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327,andwithJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290. 25AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawH7200thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃ ס'E.lo.HimH430tookknowledgeofthem. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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