Revised Version 1895

Exodus 2

1And therewentH376amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofLeviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3878, andtookוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947to wife adaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofLeviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

2And thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029, and bare asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121: and whensheH1931sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200him that he was a goodlychildH1121,sheH1931hidוַֽתִּצְפְּנֵ֖הוּva.titz.pe.Ne.huH6845himthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsיְרָחִֽים׃ye.ra.ChimH3391.

3And whensheH3808couldיָכְלָ֣הya.khe.LahH3201notH3808longerעוֹד֮'OdH5750hideהַצְּפִינוֹ֒ha.tze.fi.NoH6845him,sheH3808tookוַתִּֽקַּֽח־va.ti.kach-H3947for him anarkתֵּ֣בַתTe.vatH8392of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and withpitchוּבַזָּ֑פֶתu.va.Za.fetH2203; andsheH3808putוַתָּ֤שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760thechildהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206therein, andlaidוַתָּ֥שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760it in the flags by the river’s brink.

4And hissisterאֲחֹת֖וֹ'a.cho.ToH269stoodוַתֵּתַצַּ֥בva.te.ta.TzavH3320afarH7350offH7350, toknowלְדֵעָ֕הle.de.'AhH3045whatמַה־mah-H4100would bedoneיֵּעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to him.

5And thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547cameH3381downוַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.redH3381tobatheלִרְחֹ֣ץlir.ChotzH7364at theriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975; andherH7971maidensוְנַעֲרֹתֶ֥יהָve.na.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291walkedהֹלְכֹ֖תho.le.KhotH1980alongH5921by theriverהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975sideיַ֣דyadH3027; andsheH1980sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200thearkהַתֵּבָה֙ha.te.VahH8392among the flags, andsentH7971herH7971handmaidאֲמָתָ֖הּ'a.ma.TahH519to fetch it.

6And sheopenedוַתִּפְתַּח֙va.tif.TachH6605it, andsawוַתִּרְאֵ֣הוּva.tir.'E.huH7200thechildהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206: and,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, the babeweptבֹּכֶ֑הbo.KhehH1058. And she hadcompassionוַתַּחְמֹ֣לva.tach.MolH2550on him, andsaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, This is one of theHebrews’הָֽעִבְרִ֖יםha.'iv.RimH5680childrenמִיַּלְדֵ֥יmi.yal.DeiH3206.

7Thensaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559hissisterאֲחֹתוֹ֮'a.cho.ToH269toPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֒par.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, Shall I go andcallוְקָרָ֤אתִיve.ka.Ra.tiH7121thee anurseמֵינֶ֔קֶתmei.Ne.ketH3243of theHebrewהָעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680womenאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802, thatsheH7121maynurseוְתֵינִ֥קve.tei.NikH3243thechildהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206for thee?

8AndPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323saidוַתֹּֽאמֶר־va.to.mer-H559toherH7121, Go. And themaidהָֽעַלְמָ֔הha.'al.MahH5959went andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֖אva.tik.Ra'H7121thechild’sהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

9AndPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559untoherH3947,TakeH3947thischildהַיֶּ֤לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206awayH3947, andnurseוְהֵינִקִ֣הוּve.hei.ni.Ki.huH3243it formeH5414, and I willgiveH5414thee thywagesשְׂכָרֵ֑ךְse.kha.RekhH7939. And thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802tookH3947thechildהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206, andnursedוַתְּנִיקֵֽהוּ׃va.te.ni.Ke.huH3243it.

10And thechildהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206grewוַיִגְדַּ֣לva.yig.DalH1431, andsheH3588broughtH935him untoPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547daughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323, and hebecameוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961herH935sonלְבֵ֑ןle.VenH1121. AndsheH3588calledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, andsaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,BecauseH3588Idrewמְשִׁיתִֽהוּ׃me.shi.Ti.huH4871himoutמִן־min-H4480of thewaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325.

11And itcameH1961topassH1961inthoseH376daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117, whenMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872wasgrownוַיִּגְדַּ֤לvai.yig.DalH1431upH7200, that hewentH3318outH3318unto hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, andlookedH7200on theirburdensבְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbe.siv.lo.TamH5450: and hesawH7200anEgyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713smitingמַכֶּ֥הma.KehH5221anHebrewעִבְרִ֖י'iv.RiH5680, one of hisbrethrenמֵאֶחָֽיו׃me.'e.ChavH251.

12And helookedH7200thiswayכֹּה֙kohH3541and thatwayוָכֹ֔הva.KhohH3541, and when hesawH7200that there wasnoאֵ֣ין'einH369manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, hesmoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221theEgyptianהַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.RiH4713, andhidוַֽיִּטְמְנֵ֖הוּvai.yit.me.Ne.huH2934him in thesandבַּחֽוֹל׃ba.CholH2344.

13And hewentH3318outH3318thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147menH376of theHebrewsעִבְרִ֖ים'iv.RimH5680strove together: and hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to him thatdidלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thyfellowH376?

14And hesaidH559, Whomadeשָֽׂמְךָ֞sa.me.KhaH7760thee aprinceשַׂ֤רsarH8269and ajudgeוְשֹׁפֵט֙ve.sho.FetH8199overusH5921? thinkest thou tokillH2026meH5921, as thou killedst theEgyptianהַמִּצְרִ֑יha.mitz.RiH4713? AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872fearedוַיִּירָ֤אvai.yi.Ra'H3372, andsaidH559,Surelyאָכֵ֖ן'a.KhenH403thethingהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697isknownנוֹדַ֥עno.Da'H3045.

15Nowהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088whenPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, hesoughtוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁvay.va.KeshH1245toslayלַהֲרֹ֣גla.ha.RogH2026Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872. ButMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872fledוַיִּבְרַ֤חvai.yiv.RachH1272from thefaceמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547, anddweltH3427in thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofMidianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080: and hesatH3427downH3427by awellהַבְּאֵֽר׃ha.be.'ErH875.

16NowH935thepriestוּלְכֹהֵ֥ןu.le.kho.HenH3548ofMidianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080hadsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651daughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323: and theycameH935anddrewH4390waterלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248, andfilledוַתְּמַלֶּ֙אנָה֙va.te.ma.Le.nahH4390the troughs towaterH8248theirfather’sאֲבִיהֶֽן׃'a.vi.HenH1flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

17And theshepherdsהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935anddroveH1644themawayוַיְגָרְשׁ֑וּםvay.ga.re.ShumH1644: butMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872stoodH6965upH6965andhelpedוַיּ֣וֹשִׁעָ֔ןvai.Yo.o.shi.'AnH3467them, andwateredוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248theirflockצֹאנָֽם׃tzo.NamH6629.

18And when theycameH935toReuelרְעוּאֵ֖לre.'u.'ElH7467theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ן'a.vi.HenH1, hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, How is it that ye arecomeH935soH935soonמִהַרְתֶּ֥ןmi.har.TenH4116todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?

19And theysaidוַתֹּאמַ֕רְןָva.to.Mar.naH559, AnEgyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713deliveredH5337usH5337outH3027of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of theshepherdsהָרֹעִ֑יםha.ro.'ImH7462, andmoreoverוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571he drewwaterוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248forusH5337, andwateredH8248theflockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

20And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֖יוbe.no.TavH1323, AndwhereH346is he?whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100is it that ye haveleftעֲזַבְתֶּ֣ן'a.zav.TenH5800themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376?callקִרְאֶ֥ןkir.'EnH7121him, that he mayeatוְיֹ֥אכַלve.Yo.khalH398breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

21AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872was content todwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with themanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376: and hegaveוַיִּתֵּ֛ןvai.yi.TenH5414Mosesלְמֹשֶֽׁה׃le.mo.ShehH4872Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֥הtzi.po.RahH6855hisdaughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323.

22Andsheכִּ֣יkiH3588bare asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121, and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֑םge.re.ShomH1647: for hesaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, I have been asojournerגֵּ֣רgerH1616in a strangelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

23And itcameH1961topassH1961in the course ofthoseהָהֵ֗םha.HemH1992manyהָֽרַבִּ֜יםha.ra.BimH7227daysבַיָּמִ֨יםvai.ya.MimH3117, that thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714diedוַיָּ֙מָת֙vai.Ya.motH4191: and thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478sighedוַיֵּאָנְח֧וּvai.ye.'a.ne.ChuH584by reason of thebondageהָעֲבֹדָ֖הha.'a.vo.DahH5656, and theycriedH2199, and theircryH2199cameH1961upוַתַּ֧עַלva.Ta.'alH5927untoGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430by reason of thebondageהָעֲבֹדָֽה׃ha.'a.vo.DahH5656.

24AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085theirgroaningנַאֲקָתָ֑םna.'a.ka.TamH5009, andGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֤רvai.yiz.KorH2142hiscovenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285withAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85, withIsaacיִצְחָ֥קyitz.ChakH3327, and withJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

25AndGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃ ס'E.lo.HimH430tookאֶת־'et-H853knowledgeוַיֵּ֖דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045of them.

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