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Exodus 2:11-22

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?

14AndhesaidH559,WhomadeH7760theeaprinceH8269andajudgeוְשֹׁפֵט֙ve.sho.FetH8199overus? thinkest thoutokillH2026me,asthou killedsttheEgyptianהַמִּצְרִ֑יha.mitz.RiH4713?AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872fearedH3372,andsaidH559,SurelythethingH1697isknownH3045.

15NowwhenPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547heardH8085thisthingH1697,hesoughtH1245toslayH2026Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872.ButMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872fledH1272fromthefaceH6440ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547,anddweltH3427inthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofMidianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080:andhesatH3427downH3427byawellהַבְּאֵֽר׃ha.be.'ErH875.

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.

20AndhesaidH559untohisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֖יוbe.no.TavH1323,AndwhereH346ishe?whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100isitthatyehaveleftH5800themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376?callH7121him,thathemayeatוְיֹ֥אכַלve.Yo.khalH398breadH3899.

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.

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