Exodus 2:11-22

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One dayH3117H1992, after MosesH4872 had grown upH1431, he went outH3318 toH413 his own peopleH2511 and observedH7200 their hard laborH5450. He sawH7200H376 an EgyptianH4713 beatingH5221H376 a HebrewH5680, one of his own peopleH251. 12After lookingH6437 this wayH3541 and thatH3541 and seeingH7200H3588 noH369 oneH376, he struck downH5221 the EgyptianH4713 and hid his bodyH2934 in the sandH2344.

13The nextH8145 dayH3117 Moses went outH3318 and sawH2009 twoH8147H582 HebrewsH5680 fightingH5327. He askedH559 the one in the wrongH7563, “WhyH4100 are you attackingH5221 your companionH7453?”

14But the man repliedH559, “WhoH4310 madeH7760 youH376 rulerH8269 and judgeH8199 over usH5921?2 Are youH859 planningH559 to kill meH2026 asH834 you killedH2026 the EgyptianH4713?3”

Then MosesH4872 was afraidH3372 and thoughtH559, “This thing I have doneH1697 has surelyH403 become knownH3045.”

15When PharaohH6547 heardH8085 about this matterH2088, he soughtH1245 to killH2026 MosesH4872. But MosesH4872 fledH1272 fromH6440 PharaohH6547 and settledH3427 in the landH776 of MidianH4080, where he sat downH3427 besideH5921 a wellH875.

16Now the priestH3548 of MidianH4080 had sevenH7651 daughtersH1323, and they cameH935 to draw waterH1802 and fillH4390 the troughsH7298 to waterH8248 their father’sH1 flockH6629. 17And when some shepherdsH7462 came alongH935 and drove them awayH1644, MosesH4872 rose upH6965 to help themH3467 and wateredH8248 their flockH6629.

18When the daughters returnedH935 toH413 their fatherH1 ReuelH7467,4 he asked themH559, “WhyH4069 have you returnedH935 so earlyH4116 todayH3117?”

19“An EgyptianH4713 rescued usH5337 fromH3027 the shepherdsH7462,” they repliedH559H376. “He evenH1571 drew waterH1802 for us and wateredH8248 the flockH6629.”

20“So where is heH335?” their father askedH559H413H1323. “WhyH4100H2088 did you leave the manH376 behindH5800? InviteH7121 him to have something to eatH398H3899.”

21MosesH4872 agreedH2974 to stayH3427 withH854 the manH376, and he gaveH5414 his daughterH1323 ZipporahH6855 to Moses in marriageH4872. 22And she gave birth toH3205 a sonH1121, and Moses named himH7121H853H8034 GershomH1647,5 sayingH559, “I have becomeH1961 a foreignerH1616 in a foreignH5237 landH776.”