Exodus 2

The Birth of Moses

1Now a manH376 from 1the houseH1004 of LeviH3878 wentH1980 and 2marriedH3947 a daughterH1323 of LeviH3878. 2And the womanH802 conceivedH2029 and gaveH3205 birthH3205 to a sonH1121; and when she sawH7200 3that he was 45beautifulH2896, she hidH6845 him for threeH7969 monthsH3391. 3But when she couldH3201 noH3808 longerH5750 hideH6845 him, she gotH3947 him a 6papyrusH1573 7basketH8392 and coveredH2560 it with tarH2564 and pitchH2203. Then she putH7760 the childH3206 in it and setH7760 it among the 8reedsH5488 by the bankH8193 of the NileH2975. 49And his sisterH269 stoodH3320 at a distanceH7350 to 10findH3045 out whatH4100 would 11happenH6213 to him.

5Now the daughterH1323 of PharaohH6547 cameH3381 downH3381 12to batheH7364 at the NileH2975, with her femaleH5291 attendantsH5291 walkingH1980 alongsideH5921H3027 the NileH2975; and she sawH7200 the 13basketH8392 amongH8432 the reedsH5488 and sentH7971 her slaveH519 womanH519, and she broughtH3947 it to her. 6When she openedH6605 it, she 14sawH7200 the childH3206, and beholdH2009, the boyH5288 was cryingH1058. And she hadH2550 pityH2550 on him and saidH559, “ThisH2088 is oneH4480 of the Hebrews’H5680 childrenH3206.” 7Then his sisterH269 saidH559 to Pharaoh’sH6547 daughterH1323, “Shall I goH1980 and callH7121 a womanH802 for you who is nursingH3243 from the HebrewH5680 womenH5680, so that she may nurseH3243 the childH3206 for you?” 8Pharaoh’sH6547 daughterH1323 saidH559 to her, “GoH1980 ahead.” So the girlH5959 wentH1980 and calledH7121 the child’sH3206 motherH517. 9Then Pharaoh’sH6547 daughterH1323 saidH559 to her, “TakeH1980 thisH2088 childH3206 away and nurseH3243 him for me, and I will giveH5414 you your wagesH7939.” So the womanH802 tookH3947 the childH3206 and nursedH5134 him. 10And the childH3206 grewH1431, and she broughtH935 him to Pharaoh’sH6547 daughterH1323 and 15he becameH1961 her sonH1121. And she namedH7121H8034 him 16MosesH4872, and saidH559, “BecauseH3588 I drewH4871 him outH4871 of the waterH4325.”

11Now it cameH1961 aboutH1961 in thoseH1992 daysH3117, 17when MosesH4872 had grownH1431 upH1431, that he wentH3318 outH3318 to his 18fellowH251 HebrewsH251 and lookedH7200 at their 1920hardH5450 laborsH5450; and 21he sawH7200 an EgyptianH4713 beatingH5221 a HebrewH5680, oneH4480 of his 22fellowH251 HebrewsH251. 12So he 23lookedH6437 thisH3541 wayH3541 and thatH3541, and when he sawH7200 that thereH369 wasH369 noH369 oneH376 around, he 24struckH5221 andH5221 killedH5221 the EgyptianH4713, and hidH2934 25his body in the sandH2344. 13Now he wentH3318 outH3318 26the nextH8145 dayH3117, and beholdH2009, twoH8147 HebrewsH5680 were 27fightingH5327 with each other; and he saidH559 to the 28offenderH7563, “WhyH4100 are you strikingH5221 your companionH7453?” 14But he saidH559, “29WhoH4310 madeH7760 you a 30rulerH8269 and a judgeH8199 overH5921 us? Do you 31intendH559 to killH2026 me as you killedH2026 the EgyptianH4713?” Then MosesH4872 wasH3372 afraidH3372 and saidH559, “SurelyH403 the matterH1697 has become knownH3045!”

Moses Escapes to Midian

15When PharaohH6547 heardH8085 about thisH2088 matterH1697, he triedH1245 to killH2026 MosesH4872. But 32MosesH4872 fledH1272 from the presenceH6440 of PharaohH6547 and 33settledH3427 in the landH776 of MidianH4080, and he satH3427 downH3427 34by a wellH875.

16Now 35the priestH3548 of MidianH4080 had sevenH7651 daughtersH1323; and 36they cameH935 to drawH1802 waterH1802 and filledH4390 the troughsH7298 to waterH8248 their father’sH1 flockH6629. 17Then the shepherdsH7462 cameH935 and droveH1644 them awayH1644, but 37MosesH4872 stoodH6965 upH6965 and helpedH3467 them and wateredH8248 their flockH6629. 18When they cameH935 to their fatherH1 38ReuelH7467, he saidH559, “WhyH4069 have you comeH935 back so soonH4116 todayH3117?” 19They saidH559, “An EgyptianH4713 savedH5337 us from 39the shepherdsH7462, and whatH1571 isH1571 moreH1571, he evenH1802 drewH1802 waterH1802 for us and wateredH8248 the flockH6629.” 20So he saidH559 to his daughtersH1323, “WhereH335 is he then? WhyH4100 is it that you have leftH5800 the manH376 behindH5800? InviteH7121 him 40to have somethingH3899 to eatH398.” 21And 41MosesH4872 wasH2974 willingH2974 to liveH3427 with the manH376. And he gaveH5414 his daughterH1323 42ZipporahH6855 to MosesH4872. 22Then she gaveH3205 birthH3205 to 43a sonH1121, and he namedH7121H8034 him 44GershomH1647, for he saidH559, “I have beenH1961 45a strangerH1616 in a foreignH5237 landH776.”

23Now it cameH1961 aboutH1961 in the course of thoseH1992 manyH7227 daysH3117 that the kingH4428 of EgyptH4714 diedH4191. And the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 46groanedH584 becauseH4480 of the bondageH5656, and they criedH2199 outH2199; and 47their cryH7775 forH7775 helpH7775 becauseH4480 of their bondageH5656 ascendedH5927 to GodH430. 24So 48GodH430 heardH8085 their groaningH5009; and GodH430 rememberedH2142 49His covenantH1285 with AbrahamH85, IsaacH3327, and JacobH3290. 25And 50GodH430 sawH7200 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478, and GodH430 51tookH3045 noticeH3045 of them.