Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 2:18-22

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.

20And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his daughtersבְּנֹתָ֖יוbe.no.TavH1323, And where is he? why is it thatye have leftעֲזַבְתֶּ֣ן'a.zav.TenH5800the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376?callקִרְאֶ֥ןkir.'EnH7121him, that he may eatוְיֹ֥אכַלve.Yo.khalH398breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

21And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872was contentוַיּ֥וֹאֶלvai.Yo.'elH2974to dwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with the manהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376:and he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֛ןvai.yi.TenH5414Mosesלְמֹשֶֽׁה׃le.mo.ShehH4872Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֥הtzi.po.RahH6855his daughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323.

22And she bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205hima sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֑םge.re.ShomH1647:for he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,I have been a strangerגֵּ֣רgerH1616in a strangeנָכְרִיָּֽה׃ פna.khe.ri.YahH5237landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

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