New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 2:16-22

16Nowthe priestוּלְכֹהֵ֥ןu.le.kho.HenH3548of Midianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080had sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651daughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323; andthey cameוַתָּבֹ֣אנָהva.ta.Vo.nahH935to drawH1802waterH1802and filledוַתְּמַלֶּ֙אנָה֙va.te.ma.Le.nahH4390the troughsהָ֣רְהָטִ֔יםha.re.ha.TimH7298to waterלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248their father’sאֲבִיהֶֽן׃'a.vi.HenH1flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

17Then the shepherdsהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and droveH1644them awayוַיְגָרְשׁ֑וּםvay.ga.re.ShumH1644, butMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872stoodוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965up and helpedוַיּ֣וֹשִׁעָ֔ןvai.Yo.o.shi.'AnH3467them and wateredוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248their flockצֹאנָֽם׃tzo.NamH6629.

18When they cameוַתָּבֹ֕אנָהva.ta.Vo.nahH935toReuelרְעוּאֵ֖לre.'u.'ElH7467their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ן'a.vi.HenH1,he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyמַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'H4069have you comeבֹּ֖אbo'H935backso soonמִהַרְתֶּ֥ןmi.har.TenH4116todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?”

19So they saidוַתֹּאמַ֕רְןָva.to.Mar.naH559, “An Egyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713deliveredהִצִּילָ֖נוּhi.tzi.La.nuH5337us from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the shepherdsהָרֹעִ֑יםha.ro.'ImH7462,and whatH1571is moreH1571,he evenH1571drewדָּלֹ֤הda.LohH1802the waterדָלָה֙da.LahH1802for us and wateredוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248the flockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.”

20He saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his daughtersבְּנֹתָ֖יוbe.no.TavH1323, “Whereוְאַיּ֑וֹve.'ai.YoH335is he then? Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100is it that you have leftH5800the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376behindH5800?Inviteקִרְאֶ֥ןkir.'EnH7121himto have somethingלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899to eatוְיֹ֥אכַלve.Yo.khalH398.”

21Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872was willingוַיּ֥וֹאֶלvai.Yo.'elH2974to dwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376,and he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֛ןvai.yi.TenH5414his daughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֥הtzi.po.RahH6855to Mosesלְמֹשֶֽׁה׃le.mo.ShehH4872.

22Then she gaveH3205birthH3205toa sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and he namedוַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמ֖וֹvai.yik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034himGershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֑םge.re.ShomH1647,for he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, “I have beenהָיִ֔יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961asojournerגֵּ֣רgerH1616in a foreignנָכְרִיָּֽה׃ פna.khe.ri.YahH5237landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.”

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