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Exodus 2:8-17

8Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323saidוַתֹּֽאמֶר־va.to.mer-H559to her, “Goלֵ֑כִיLe.khiH1980ahead.”So the girlהָֽעַלְמָ֔הha.'al.MahH5959wentוַתֵּ֙לֶךְ֙va.Te.lekhH1980and calledוַתִּקְרָ֖אva.tik.Ra'H7121the child’sהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

9Then Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, “Takeהֵילִ֜יכִיhei.Li.khiH1980thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088childהַיֶּ֤לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206away and nurseH3243him for me, and I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414youyour wagesשְׂכָרֵ֑ךְse.kha.RekhH7939.”So the womanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802tookוַתִּקַּ֧חva.ti.KachH3947the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206and nursedH5134him.

10And the childהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206grewוַיִגְדַּ֣לva.yig.DalH1431,and she broughtוַתְּבִאֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.vi.'E.huH935him to Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547daughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323andhe becameוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961her sonלְבֵ֑ןle.VenH1121.And she namedוַתִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמוֹ֙va.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034himMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,and saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588I drewH4871him outH4871of the waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325.”

11Now it cameH1961aboutH1961in thoseהָהֵ֗םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,when Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872had grownH1431upH1431,that he wentH3318outH3318to hisfellowH251HebrewsH251and lookedוַיַּ֖רְאvai.Yar'H7200at theirhardH5450laborsבְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbe.siv.lo.TamH5450; andhe sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200an Egyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713beatingמַכֶּ֥הma.KehH5221a Hebrewעִבְרִ֖י'iv.RiH5680,oneH4480of hisfellowH251HebrewsH251.

12So helookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437thisH3541wayH3541and thatH3541,and when he sawוַיַּ֖רְאvai.Yar'H7200that thereH369wasH369noH369oneאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376around, hestruckH5221andH5221killedH5221the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.RiH4713,and hidוַֽיִּטְמְנֵ֖הוּvai.yit.me.Ne.huH2934his body in the sandבַּחֽוֹל׃ba.CholH2344.

13Now he wentH3318outH3318the 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 arulerשַׂ֤רsarH8269and a judgeוְשֹׁפֵט֙ve.sho.FetH8199overעָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921us? Do youintendאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559to killהַלְהָרְגֵ֙נִי֙hal.ha.re.Ge.niH2026me as you killedהָרַ֖גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026the Egyptianהַמִּצְרִ֑יha.mitz.RiH4713?”Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872wasH3372afraidוַיִּירָ֤אvai.yi.Ra'H3372and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “Surelyאָכֵ֖ן'a.KhenH403the matterהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697has become knownנוֹדַ֥עno.Da'H3045!”

15When Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085about 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.

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.ShehH4872stoodH6965upH6965and helpedוַיּ֣וֹשִׁעָ֔ןvai.Yo.o.shi.'AnH3467them and wateredוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248their flockצֹאנָֽם׃tzo.NamH6629.

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