Revised Version 1895

Exodus 2:1-9

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.

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