Revised Webster's Bible

Exodus 2

1And therewentH3212amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofLeviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3878, andmarriedוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947adaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofLeviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

2And thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029, andboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121: and when shesawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200him that he was abeautifulט֣וֹבTovH2896child, shehidוַֽתִּצְפְּנֵ֖הוּva.titz.pe.Ne.huH6845himthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsיְרָחִֽים׃ye.ra.ChimH3391.

3And when shecouldיָכְלָ֣הya.khe.LahH3201nolongerעוֹד֮'OdH5750hideהַצְּפִינוֹ֒ha.tze.fi.NoH6845him, shetookוַתִּֽקַּֽח־va.ti.kach-H3947for him anarkתֵּ֣בַתTe.vatH8392ofbulrushesגֹּ֔מֶאGo.me'H1573, anddaubedוַתַּחְמְרָ֥הva.tach.me.RahH2560it withslimeבַחֵמָ֖רva.che.MarH2564and withpitchוּבַזָּ֑פֶתu.va.Za.fetH2203, andputוַתָּ֤שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760thechildהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206in it; and shelaidוַתָּ֥שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760it in theflagsבַּסּ֖וּףba.SufH5488by theriver’sהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975brinkשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193.

4And hissisterאֲחֹת֖וֹ'a.cho.ToH269stoodוַתֵּתַצַּ֥בva.te.ta.TzavH3320afaroffמֵרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350, toknowלְדֵעָ֕הle.de.'AhH3045what would bedoneיֵּעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to him.

5And thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547camedownוַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.redH3381towashלִרְחֹ֣ץlir.ChotzH7364herself at theriverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975; and hermaidensוְנַעֲרֹתֶ֥יהָve.na.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291walkedהֹלְכֹ֖תho.le.KhotH1980along by theriver’sהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975sideיַ֣דyadH3027; and when shesawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200thearkהַתֵּבָה֙ha.te.VahH8392amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432theflagsהַסּ֔וּףha.SufH5488, shesentוַתִּשְׁלַ֥חva.tish.LachH7971hermaidאֲמָתָ֖הּ'a.ma.TahH519tofetchוַתִּקָּחֶֽהָva.ti.ka.Che.haH3947it.

6And when she hadopenedוַתִּפְתַּח֙va.tif.TachH6605it, shesawוַתִּרְאֵ֣הוּva.tir.'E.huH7200thechildהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206: and, behold, thebabeנַ֖עַרNa.'arH5288weptבֹּכֶ֑הbo.KhehH1058. And she hadcompassionוַתַּחְמֹ֣לva.tach.MolH2550on him, andsaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, This is one of theHebrewsהָֽעִבְרִ֖יםha.'iv.RimH5680’childrenמִיַּלְדֵ֥יmi.yal.DeiH3206.

7Thensaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559hissisterאֲחֹתוֹ֮'a.cho.ToH269toPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֒par.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, Shall IgoH3212andcallוְקָרָ֤אתִיve.ka.Ra.tiH7121to thee anurseמֵינֶ֔קֶתmei.Ne.ketH3243of theHebrewהָעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680womenאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802, that she maynurseוְתֵינִ֥קve.tei.NikH3243thechildהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206for thee?

8AndPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323saidוַתֹּֽאמֶר־va.to.mer-H559to her,GoH3212. And themaidהָֽעַלְמָ֔הha.'al.MahH5959wentH3212andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֖אva.tik.Ra'H7121thechild’sהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

9AndPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559to her,TakeH3212thischildהַיֶּ֤לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206awayH3212, andnurseH3243it for me, and I willgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414thee thywagesשְׂכָרֵ֑ךְse.kha.RekhH7939. And thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802tookוַתִּקַּ֧חva.ti.KachH3947thechildהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206, andnursedH5134him.

10And thechildהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206grewוַיִגְדַּ֣לva.yig.DalH1431, and shebroughtוַתְּבִאֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.vi.'E.huH935him toPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547daughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323, and he became hersonלְבֵ֑ןle.VenH1121. And shecalledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872: and shesaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, Because Idrewמְשִׁיתִֽהוּ׃me.shi.Ti.huH4871him out of thewaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325.

11And it came to pass in thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117, whenMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872wasgrownוַיִּגְדַּ֤לvai.yig.DalH1431, that he wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to hisbrethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251, andlookedוַיַּ֖רְאvai.Yar'H7200on theirburdensבְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םbe.siv.lo.TamH5450: and hesawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200anEgyptianמִצְרִ֔יmitz.RiH4713 H376smitingמַכֶּ֥הma.KehH5221anHebrewעִבְרִ֖י'iv.RiH5680, one of hisbrethrenמֵאֶחָֽיו׃me.'e.ChavH251.

12And helookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437thiswayכֹּה֙kohH3541and thatwayוָכֹ֔הva.KhohH3541, and when hesawוַיַּ֖רְאvai.Yar'H7200that there was nomanאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, heslewוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221theEgyptianהַמִּצְרִ֔יha.mitz.RiH4713, andhidוַֽיִּטְמְנֵ֖הוּvai.yit.me.Ne.huH2934him in thesandבַּחֽוֹל׃ba.CholH2344.

13And when he wentoutוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, behold,twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147menאֲנָשִׁ֥ים'a.na.ShimH582of theHebrewsעִבְרִ֖ים'iv.RimH5680stroveנִצִּ֑יםni.TzimH5327together: and hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to him that did thewrongלָֽרָשָׁ֔עla.ra.Sha'H7563, Whysmitestתַכֶּ֖הta.KehH5221thou thycompanionרֵעֶֽךָ׃re.'E.khaH7453?

14And hesaidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, Whomadeשָֽׂמְךָ֞sa.me.KhaH7760theeלְאִ֨ישׁle.'IshH376aprinceשַׂ֤רsarH8269and ajudgeוְשֹׁפֵט֙ve.sho.FetH8199over us?intendestאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559thou tokillהַלְהָרְגֵ֙נִי֙hal.ha.re.Ge.niH2026me, as thou didstkillהָרַ֖גְתָּha.Rag.taH2026theEgyptianהַמִּצְרִ֑יha.mitz.RiH4713? AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872fearedוַיִּירָ֤אvai.yi.Ra'H3372, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Surelyאָכֵ֖ן'a.KhenH403thisthingהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697isknownנוֹדַ֥עno.Da'H3045.

15Now whenPharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, hesoughtוַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁvay.va.KeshH1245toslayלַהֲרֹ֣גla.ha.RogH2026Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872. ButMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872fledוַיִּבְרַ֤חvai.yiv.RachH1272from thefaceמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547, anddweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofMidianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080: and he satdownוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427by awellהַבְּאֵֽר׃ha.be.'ErH875.

16Now thepriestוּלְכֹהֵ֥ןu.le.kho.HenH3548ofMidianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080hadsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651daughtersבָּנ֑וֹתba.NotH1323: and theycameוַתָּבֹ֣אנָהva.ta.Vo.nahH935anddrewוַתִּדְלֶ֗נָהva.tid.Le.nahH1802water, andfilledוַתְּמַלֶּ֙אנָה֙va.te.ma.Le.nahH4390thetroughsהָ֣רְהָטִ֔יםha.re.ha.TimH7298towaterלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248theirfather’sאֲבִיהֶֽן׃'a.vi.HenH1flockצֹ֥אןtzonH6629.

17And theshepherdsהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and drove themawayוַיְגָרְשׁ֑וּםvay.ga.re.ShumH1644: butMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872stoodupוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andhelpedוַיּ֣וֹשִׁעָ֔ןvai.Yo.o.shi.'AnH3467them, andwateredוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248theirflockצֹאנָֽם׃tzo.NamH6629.

18And when theycameוַתָּבֹ֕אנָהva.ta.Vo.nahH935toReuelרְעוּאֵ֖לre.'u.'ElH7467theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ן'a.vi.HenH1, hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Howמַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'H4069is it that ye arecomeבֹּ֖אbo'H935sosoonמִהַרְתֶּ֥ןmi.har.TenH4116todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117?

19And theysaidוַתֹּאמַ֕רְןָva.to.Mar.naH559, AnEgyptianאִ֣ישׁ מִצְרִ֔י'ish mitz.RiH4713 H376deliveredהִצִּילָ֖נוּhi.tzi.La.nuH5337us from thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of theshepherdsהָרֹעִ֑יםha.ro.'ImH7462, and alsodrewדָּלֹ֤הda.LohH1802waterenoughדָלָה֙da.LahH1802for us, andwateredוַיַּ֖שְׁקְvai.YashkH8248theflockהַצֹּֽאן׃ha.TzonH6629.

20And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֖יוbe.no.TavH1323, And where is he? why is it that ye haveleftעֲזַבְתֶּ֣ן'a.zav.TenH5800themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376?callקִרְאֶ֥ןkir.'EnH7121him, that he mayeatוְיֹ֥אכַלve.Yo.khalH398breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899.

21AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872wascontentוַיּ֥וֹאֶלvai.Yo.'elH2974todwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with themanהָאִ֑ישׁha.'IshH376: and hegaveוַיִּתֵּ֛ןvai.yi.TenH5414Mosesלְמֹשֶֽׁה׃le.mo.ShehH4872Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֥הtzi.po.RahH6855hisdaughterבִתּ֖וֹvi.ToH1323.

22And sheboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205him asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121, and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֑םge.re.ShomH1647: for hesaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, I have been astrangerגֵּ֣רgerH1616in astrangeנָכְרִיָּֽה׃ פna.khe.ri.YahH5237landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

23And it came to pass inprocessהָֽרַבִּ֜ים הָהֵ֗םha.ra.Bim ha.HemH1992 H7227oftimeבַיָּמִ֨יםvai.ya.MimH3117, that thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714diedוַיָּ֙מָת֙vai.Ya.motH4191: and thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478sighedוַיֵּאָנְח֧וּvai.ye.'a.ne.ChuH584by reasonofH4480thebondageהָעֲבֹדָ֖הha.'a.vo.DahH5656, and theycriedוַיִּזְעָ֑קוּvai.yiz.'A.kuH2199, and theircryשַׁוְעָתָ֛םshav.'a.TamH7775cameupוַתַּ֧עַלva.Ta.'alH5927toGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'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.HimH430lookedוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200upon thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃ ס'E.lo.HimH430tooknoticeוַיֵּ֖דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045of them .

Commentaries on Exodus 2

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