New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 2:11-15

11Now it cameוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961about in thoseהָהֵ֗םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,when Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872had grownוַיִּגְדַּ֤לvai.yig.DalH1431up, that he wentוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to his brethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251and lookedוַיַּ֖רְאvai.Yar'H7200on theirhardH5450laborsבְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbe.siv.lo.TamH5450; andhe sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200an Egyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713beatingמַכֶּ֥הma.KehH5221a Hebrewעִבְרִ֖י'iv.RiH5680,oneH4480of his brethrenמֵאֶחָֽיו׃me.'e.ChavH251.

12So helookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437thisכֹּה֙kohH3541wayוָכֹ֔הva.KhohH3541and that, and when he sawוַיַּ֖רְאvai.Yar'H7200thereH369was noH369oneאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376around, hestruckH5221downH5221the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.RiH4713and hidוַֽיִּטְמְנֵ֖הוּvai.yit.me.Ne.huH2934him in the sandבַּחֽוֹל׃ba.CholH2344.

13He wentוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318outthe nextהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147Hebrewsעִבְרִ֖ים'iv.RimH5680werefightingנִצִּ֑יםni.TzimH5327with each other; and he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to theoffenderלָֽרָשָׁ֔עla.ra.Sha'H7563, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100are you strikingתַכֶּ֖הta.KehH5221your companionרֵעֶֽךָ׃re.'E.khaH7453?”

14But he saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310madeשָֽׂמְךָ֞sa.me.KhaH7760you aprinceשַׂ֤רsarH8269or a judgeוְשֹׁפֵט֙ve.sho.FetH8199overעָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921us? Are youintendingאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559to killהַלְהָרְגֵ֙נִי֙hal.ha.re.Ge.niH2026me as you killedהָרַ֖גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֑יha.mitz.RiH4713?”Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872was afraidוַיִּירָ֤אvai.yi.Ra'H3372and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “Surelyאָכֵ֖ן'a.KhenH403the matterהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697has become knownנוֹדַ֥עno.Da'H3045.”

15When Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088matterהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,he triedוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁvay.va.KeshH1245to killלַהֲרֹ֣גla.ha.RogH2026Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872. ButMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872fledוַיִּבְרַ֤חvai.yiv.RachH1272from the presenceמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547andsettledH3427in the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080,and he satH3427downH3427by a wellהַבְּאֵֽר׃ha.be.'ErH875.

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