Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 2:16-19

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.

18And when they cameוַתָּבֹ֕אנָהva.ta.Vo.nahH935to Reuelרְעוּאֵ֖לre.'u.'ElH7467their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ן'a.vi.HenH1,he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Howמַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'H4069is it thatye are comeבֹּ֖אbo'H935so soonמִהַרְתֶּ֥ןmi.har.TenH4116to dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?

19And they saidוַתֹּאמַ֕רְןָva.to.Mar.naH559,An Egyptianאִ֣ישׁ מִצְרִ֔י'ish mitz.RiH376 H4713deliveredהִצִּילָ֖נוּhi.tzi.La.nuH5337us out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the shepherdsהָרֹעִ֑יםha.ro.'ImH7462,and also drewדָּלֹ֤הda.LohH1802waterenoughדָלָה֙da.LahH1802for us, and wateredוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248the flockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

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