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Exodus 2:11-25

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.”

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.

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