Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 2

(Acts 7:20–22; Hebrews 11:23)

1וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980Now a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Leviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3878marriedוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853a Leviteלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878womanבַּת־bat-H1323,

2and sheהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.When she sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853thatכִּי־ki-H3588heה֔וּאHu'H1931was abeautifulט֣וֹבTovH2896child,she hid himוַֽתִּצְפְּנֵ֖הוּva.titz.pe.Ne.huH6845for threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsיְרָחִֽים׃ye.ra.ChimH3391.

3But when she couldיָכְלָ֣הya.khe.LahH3201noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerעוֹד֮'OdH5750hide himהַצְּפִינוֹ֒ha.tze.fi.NoH6845,she gotוַתִּֽקַּֽח־va.ti.kach-H3947hima papyrusגֹּ֔מֶאGo.me'H1573basketתֵּ֣בַתTe.vatH8392and coated itוַתַּחְמְרָ֥הva.tach.me.RahH2560with tarבַחֵמָ֖רva.che.MarH2564and pitchוּבַזָּ֑פֶתu.va.Za.fetH2203.Then she placedוַתָּ֤שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760the childהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206in the basketאֶת־'et-H853and setוַתָּ֥שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760it among the reedsבַּסּ֖וּףba.SufH5488alongעַל־'al-H5921the bankשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of the Nileהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975.

4And his sisterאֲחֹת֖וֹ'a.cho.ToH269stoodוַתֵּתַצַּ֥בva.te.ta.TzavH3320at a distanceמֵרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350to seeלְדֵעָ֕הle.de.'AhH3045whatמַה־mah-H4100would happenיֵּעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to him.

5Soon the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547went downוַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.redH3381to batheלִרְחֹ֣ץlir.ChotzH7364inעַל־'al-H5921the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975,and her attendantsוְנַעֲרֹתֶ֥יהָve.na.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291were walkingהֹלְכֹ֖תho.le.KhotH1980alongעַל־'al-H5921the riverbankיַ֣ד הַיְאֹ֑רyad hay.'OrH3027 H2975.And when she sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200אֶת־'et-H853the basketהַתֵּבָה֙ha.te.VahH8392amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the reedsהַסּ֔וּףha.SufH5488,she sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֥חva.tish.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853her maidservantאֲמָתָ֖הּ'a.ma.TahH519to retrieve itוַתִּקָּחֶֽהָva.ti.ka.Che.haH3947.

6When she opened itוַתִּפְתַּח֙va.tif.TachH6605,she sawוַתִּרְאֵ֣הוּva.tir.'E.huH7200אֶת־'et-H853the childהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,the little boyנַ֖עַרNa.'arH5288was cryingבֹּכֶ֑הbo.KhehH1058.So she had compassionוַתַּחְמֹ֣לva.tach.MolH2550on himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921and saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “This is one ofזֶֽה׃ZehH2088the Hebrewהָֽעִבְרִ֖יםha.'iv.RimH5680childrenמִיַּלְדֵ֥יmi.yal.DeiH3206.”

7Then his sisterאֲחֹתוֹ֮'a.cho.ToH269saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֒par.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, “Shall I goהַאֵלֵ֗ךְha.'e.LekhH1980and callוְקָרָ֤אתִיve.ka.Ra.tiH7121one ofמִ֖ןminH4480the Hebrewהָעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680womenאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802מֵינֶ֔קֶתmei.Ne.ketH3243to nurseוְתֵינִ֥קve.tei.NikH3243the childהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206for youאֶת־'et-H853?”

8“Go aheadלֵ֑כִיLe.khiH1980,”Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323toldוַתֹּֽאמֶר־va.to.mer-H559her.And the girlהָֽעַלְמָ֔הha.'al.MahH5959wentוַתֵּ֙לֶךְ֙va.Te.lekhH1980and calledוַתִּקְרָ֖אva.tik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853the boy’sהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

9Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, “Takeהֵילִ֜יכִיhei.Li.khiH1980אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088childהַיֶּ֤לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206and nurse himH3243for me,and Iוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589will payאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853your wagesשְׂכָרֵ֑ךְse.kha.RekhH7939.”So the womanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802tookוַתִּקַּ֧חva.ti.KachH3947the boyהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206and nursed himH5134.

10When the childהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206had grown olderוַיִגְדַּ֣לva.yig.DalH1431,she brought himוַתְּבִאֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.vi.'E.huH935to Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547daughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323,and he becameוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961hersonלְבֵ֑ןle.VenH1121.She named himוַתִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמוֹ֙va.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872and explainedוַתֹּ֕אמֶר כִּ֥יva.To.mer kiH559 H3588, “I drew him outמְשִׁיתִֽהוּ׃me.shi.Ti.huH4871ofמִן־min-H4480the waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325.”

The Rejection and Flight of Moses

(Acts 7:23–29)

11וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961One dayבַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֗םbai.ya.Mim ha.HemH3117 H1992,after Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872had grown upוַיִּגְדַּ֤לvai.yig.DalH1431,he went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318toאֶל־'el-H413his own peopleאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251and observedוַיַּ֖רְאvai.Yar'H7200their hard laborבְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbe.siv.lo.TamH5450.He sawוַיַּרְא֙ אִ֣ישׁvai.yaR' 'ishH7200 H376an Egyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713beatingמַכֶּ֥ה אִישׁ־ma.Keh 'ish-H5221 H376a Hebrewעִבְרִ֖י'iv.RiH5680,one of his own peopleמֵאֶחָֽיו׃me.'e.ChavH251.

12After lookingוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437this wayכֹּה֙kohH3541andthatוָכֹ֔הva.KhohH3541and seeingוַיַּ֖רְא כִּ֣יvai.Yar' kiH7200 H3588noאֵ֣ין'einH369oneאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,he struck downוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.RiH4713and hid his bodyוַֽיִּטְמְנֵ֖הוּvai.yit.me.Ne.huH2934in the sandבַּחֽוֹל׃ba.CholH2344.

13The nextהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Moseswent outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318and sawוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009twoשְׁנֵֽי־ אֲנָשִׁ֥יםshe.nei- 'a.na.ShimH8147 H582Hebrewsעִבְרִ֖ים'iv.RimH5680fightingנִצִּ֑יםni.TzimH5327.He askedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559the one in the wrongלָֽרָשָׁ֔עla.ra.Sha'H7563, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100are you attackingתַכֶּ֖הta.KehH5221your companionרֵעֶֽךָ׃re.'E.khaH7453?”

14But the man repliedוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310madeשָֽׂמְךָ֞sa.me.KhaH7760youלְאִ֨ישׁle.'IshH376rulerשַׂ֤רsarH8269and judgeוְשֹׁפֵט֙ve.sho.FetH8199over usעָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921?Are youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859planningאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559to kill meהַלְהָרְגֵ֙נִי֙hal.ha.re.Ge.niH2026asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834you killedהָרַ֖גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026אֶת־'et-H853the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֑יha.mitz.RiH4713?”Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872was afraidוַיִּירָ֤אvai.yi.Ra'H3372and thoughtוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “This thing I have doneהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697has surelyאָכֵ֖ן'a.KhenH403become knownנוֹדַ֥עno.Da'H3045.”

15When Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547אֶת־'et-H853הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085about this matterהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088,he soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁvay.va.KeshH1245to killלַהֲרֹ֣גla.ha.RogH2026אֶת־'et-H853Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872.But Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872fledוַיִּבְרַ֤חvai.yiv.RachH1272fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547and settledוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080,where he sat downוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427besideעַֽל־'al-H5921a wellהַבְּאֵֽר׃ha.be.'ErH875.

16Now the priestוּלְכֹהֵ֥ןu.le.kho.HenH3548of Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080had sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651daughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323,and they cameוַתָּבֹ֣אנָהva.ta.Vo.nahH935to draw waterוַתִּדְלֶ֗נָהva.tid.Le.nahH1802and fillוַתְּמַלֶּ֙אנָה֙va.te.ma.Le.nahH4390אֶת־'et-H853the troughsהָ֣רְהָטִ֔יםha.re.ha.TimH7298to waterלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248their father’sאֲבִיהֶֽן׃'a.vi.HenH1flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

17And when some shepherdsהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462came alongוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and drove them awayוַיְגָרְשׁ֑וּםvay.ga.re.ShumH1644,Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872rose upוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965to help themוַיּ֣וֹשִׁעָ֔ןvai.Yo.o.shi.'AnH3467and wateredוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248אֶת־'et-H853their flockצֹאנָֽם׃tzo.NamH6629.

18When the daughters returnedוַתָּבֹ֕אנָהva.ta.Vo.nahH935toאֶל־'el-H413their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ן'a.vi.HenH1Reuelרְעוּאֵ֖לre.'u.'ElH7467,he asked themוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyמַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have you returnedבֹּ֖אbo'H935so earlyמִהַרְתֶּ֥ןmi.har.TenH4116todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?”

19“An Egyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713rescued usהִצִּילָ֖נוּhi.tzi.La.nuH5337fromמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027the shepherdsהָרֹעִ֑יםha.ro.'ImH7462,”they repliedוַתֹּאמַ֕רְןָ אִ֣ישׁva.to.Mar.na 'ishH559 H376. “He evenוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571drew waterH1802for usand wateredוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248אֶת־'et-H853the flockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.”

20“So where is heוְאַיּ֑וֹve.'ai.YoH335?” their fatheraskedוַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֶל־ בְּנֹתָ֖יוvai.Yo.mer 'el- be.no.TavH559 H413 H1323. “Whyלָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙La.mah zehH4100 H2088did you leave the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376behindעֲזַבְתֶּ֣ן'a.zav.TenH5800אֶת־'et-H853?Inviteקִרְאֶ֥ןkir.'EnH7121himto have something to eatוְיֹ֥אכַל לָֽחֶם׃ve.Yo.khal La.chemH398 H3899.”

21Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872agreedוַיּ֥וֹאֶלvai.Yo.'elH2974to stayלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427withאֶת־'et-H854the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376,and he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֛ןvai.yi.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853his daughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֥הtzi.po.RahH6855to Moses in marriageלְמֹשֶֽׁה׃le.mo.ShehH4872.

22And she gave birth toוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and Moses named himוַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־ שְׁמ֖וֹvai.yik.Ra' 'et- she.MoH7121 H853 H8034Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֑םge.re.ShomH1647,כִּ֣יkiH3588sayingאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, “I have becomeהָיִ֔יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961a foreignerגֵּ֣רgerH1616in a foreignנָכְרִיָּֽה׃ פna.khe.ri.YahH5237landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.”

God Hears the Cry of the Israelites

23וַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961After a longהָֽרַבִּ֜ים הָהֵ֗םha.ra.Bim ha.HemH7227 H1992timeבַיָּמִ֨יםvai.ya.MimH3117,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714diedוַיָּ֙מָת֙vai.Ya.motH4191.The Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478groanedוַיֵּאָנְח֧וּvai.ye.'a.ne.ChuH584and cried outוַיִּזְעָ֑קוּvai.yiz.'A.kuH2199under theirמִן־min-H4480burden of slaveryהָעֲבֹדָ֖הha.'a.vo.DahH5656,and their cry for deliveranceשַׁוְעָתָ֛םshav.'a.TamH7775fromמִן־min-H4480bondageהָעֲבֹדָֽה׃ha.'a.vo.DahH5656ascendedוַתַּ֧עַלva.Ta.'alH5927toאֶל־'el-H413Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

24So Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085their groaningנַאֲקָתָ֑םna.'a.ka.TamH5009,and Heאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֤רvai.yiz.KorH2142His covenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285withאֶת־'et-H854Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶת־'av.ra.Ham 'et-H85 H854,Isaacיִצְחָ֥ק וְאֶֽת־yitz.Chak ve.'EtH3327 H854,and Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

25Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478andאֱלֹהִֽים׃ ס'E.lo.HimH430took noticeוַיֵּ֖דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045.

(Acts 7:20–22; Hebrews 11:23)

The Rejection and Flight of Moses

(Acts 7:23–29)

God Hears the Cry of the Israelites

Commentaries on Exodus 2