Berean Standard Bible
Exodus 2:8-17
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.MoH7121H8034Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872and explainedוַתֹּ֕אמֶר כִּ֥יva.To.mer kiH559H3588, “I drew him outמְשִׁיתִֽהוּ׃me.shi.Ti.huH4871ofמִן־min-H4480the waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325.”
11וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961One dayבַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֗םbai.ya.Mim ha.HemH3117H1992,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' 'ishH7200H376an Egyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713beatingמַכֶּ֥ה אִישׁ־ma.Keh 'ish-H5221H376a Hebrewעִבְרִ֖י'iv.RiH5680,one of his own peopleמֵאֶחָֽיו׃me.'e.ChavH251.
12After lookingוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437this wayכֹּה֙kohH3541andthatוָכֹ֔הva.KhohH3541and seeingוַיַּ֖רְא כִּ֣יvai.Yar' kiH7200H3588noאֵ֣ין'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.ShimH8147H582Hebrewsעִבְרִ֖ים'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.
Commentaries on Exodus 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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