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Exodus 2:8-17

8And Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323saidוַתֹּֽאמֶר־va.to.mer-H559to her, GoH3212.And the maidהָֽעַלְמָ֔הha.'al.MahH5959wentH3212and calledוַתִּקְרָ֖אva.tik.Ra'H7121the child’sהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

9And Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559unto her, TakeH3212this childהַיֶּ֤לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206awayH3212,and nurseH3243it for me, and I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414theethy wagesשְׂכָרֵ֑ךְse.kha.RekhH7939.And the womanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802tookוַתִּקַּ֧חva.ti.KachH3947the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,and nursedH5134it.

10And the childהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206grewוַיִגְדַּ֣לva.yig.DalH1431,and she broughtוַתְּבִאֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.vi.'E.huH935him unto Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547daughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323,and he became her sonלְבֵ֑ןle.VenH1121.And she calledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872:and she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,Because I drewמְשִׁיתִֽהוּ׃me.shi.Ti.huH4871him out of the waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325.

11And it came to pass in those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,when Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872was grownוַיִּגְדַּ֤לvai.yig.DalH1431,that he went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318unto his brethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251,and lookedוַיַּ֖רְאvai.Yar'H7200on their burdensבְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbe.siv.lo.TamH5450:and he spiedוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200an Egyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH376 H4713smitingמַכֶּ֥הma.KehH5221an Hebrewעִבְרִ֖י'iv.RiH5680,one of his brethrenמֵאֶחָֽיו׃me.'e.ChavH251.

12And he lookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437this wayכֹּה֙kohH3541and that wayוָכֹ֔הva.KhohH3541,and when he sawוַיַּ֖רְאvai.Yar'H7200that there wasno manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,he slewוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.RiH4713,and hidוַֽיִּטְמְנֵ֖הוּvai.yit.me.Ne.huH2934him in the sandבַּחֽוֹל׃ba.CholH2344.

13And when he went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,behold, twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147menאֲנָשִׁ֥ים'a.na.ShimH582of the Hebrewsעִבְרִ֖ים'iv.RimH5680stroveנִצִּ֑יםni.TzimH5327together: and he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to him that did the wrongלָֽרָשָׁ֔עla.ra.Sha'H7563,Wherefore smitestתַכֶּ֖הta.KehH5221thou thy fellowרֵעֶֽךָ׃re.'E.khaH7453?

14And he saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559,Who madeשָֽׂמְךָ֞sa.me.KhaH7760theeלְאִ֨ישׁle.'IshH376a princeשַׂ֤רsarH8269and a judgeוְשֹׁפֵט֙ve.sho.FetH8199over us? intendestאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559thou to killהַלְהָרְגֵ֙נִי֙hal.ha.re.Ge.niH2026me, as thou killedstהָרַ֖גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֑יha.mitz.RiH4713?And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872fearedוַיִּירָ֤אvai.yi.Ra'H3372,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Surelyאָכֵ֖ן'a.KhenH403this thingהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697is knownנוֹדַ֥עno.Da'H3045.

15Now when Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,he soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁvay.va.KeshH1245to slayלַהֲרֹ֣גla.ha.RogH2026Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872.But Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872fledוַיִּבְרַ֤חvai.yiv.RachH1272from the faceמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547,and dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080:and he sat downוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427by a wellהַבְּאֵֽר׃ha.be.'ErH875.

16Now the priestוּלְכֹהֵ֥ןu.le.kho.HenH3548of Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080had sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651daughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323:and they cameוַתָּבֹ֣אנָהva.ta.Vo.nahH935and drewוַתִּדְלֶ֗נָהva.tid.Le.nahH1802water,and filledוַתְּמַלֶּ֙אנָה֙va.te.ma.Le.nahH4390the troughsהָ֣רְהָטִ֔יםha.re.ha.TimH7298to waterלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248their father’sאֲבִיהֶֽן׃'a.vi.HenH1flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

17And the shepherdsהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and drove them awayוַיְגָרְשׁ֑וּםvay.ga.re.ShumH1644:but Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872stood upוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and helpedוַיּ֣וֹשִׁעָ֔ןvai.Yo.o.shi.'AnH3467them, and wateredוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248their flockצֹאנָֽם׃tzo.NamH6629.

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