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Exodus 2:8-17

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?

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.

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