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[1] A man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as his wife. [2] The woman conceived and bore a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months. [3] When she could no longer hide him, she took a papyrus basket for him, and coated it with tar and with pitch. She put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river’s bank. [4] His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him. [5] Pharaoh’s daughter came down to bathe at the river. Her maidens walked along by the riverside. She saw the basket among the reeds, and sent her servant to get it. [6] She opened it, and saw the child, and behold, the baby cried. She had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.” [7] Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Should I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?” [8] Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.”The young woman went and called the child’s mother. [9] Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away, and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.”The woman took the child, and nursed him. [10] The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses,ⓘ and said, “Because I drew him out of the water.” [11] In those days, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers and saw their burdens. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers. [12] He looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no one, he killed the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. [13] He went out the second day, and behold, two men of the Hebrews were fighting with each other. He said to him who did the wrong, “Why do you strike your fellow?” [14] He said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you plan to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian?”Moses was afraid, and said, “Surely this thing is known.” [15] Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well. [16] Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. [17] The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. [18] When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, “How is it that you have returned so early today?” [19] They said, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.” [20] He said to his daughters, “Where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.” [21] Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter. [22] She bore a son, and he named him Gershom,ⓘ for he said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land.” [23] In the course of those many days, the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage. [24] God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. [25] God saw the children of Israel, and God understood.

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 2:10 “Moses” sounds like the Hebrew for “draw out”.
  2. ⓘ 2:22 “Gershom” sounds like the Hebrew for “an alien there”.
King James Version

Moses

[1] And there went H3212 a man H376 of the house H1004 of Levi, H3878 and took H3947 to wife H853 a daughter H1323 of Levi. H3878 [2] And the woman H802 conceived, H2029 and bare H3205 a son: H1121 and when she saw H7200 him H853 that H3588 he H1931 was a goodly H2896 child, she hid him H6845 three H7969 months. H3391 [3] And when she could H3201 not H3808 longer H5750 hide him, H6845 she took H3947 for him an ark H8392 of bulrushes, H1573 and daubed it H2560 with slime H2564 and with pitch, H2203 and put H7760 H853 the child H3206 therein; and she laid H7760 it in the flags H5488 by H5921 the river’s H2975 brink. H8193 [4] And his sister H269 stood H3320 afar off, H7350 to wit H3045 what H4100 would be done H6213 to him. [5] And the daughter H1323 of Pharaoh H6547 came down H3381 to wash H7364 herself at H5921 the river; H2975 and her maidens H5291 walked H1980 along by H5921 the river’s H2975 side; H3027 and when she saw H7200 H853 the ark H8392 among H8432 the flags, H5488 she sent H7971 H853 her maid H519 to fetch it. H3947 [6] And when she had opened H6605 it, she saw H7200 H853 the child: H3206 and, behold, H2009 the babe H5288 wept. H1058 And she had compassion H2550 on him, H5921 and said, H559 This H2088 is one of the Hebrews’ H5680 children. H3206 [7] Then said H559 his sister H269 to H413 Pharaoh’s H6547 daughter, H1323 Shall I go H3212 and call H7121 to thee H802 a nurse H3243 of H4480 the Hebrew women, H5680 that she may nurse H3243 H853 the child H3206 for thee? [8] And Pharaoh’s H6547 daughter H1323 said H559 to her, Go. H3212 And the maid H5959 went H3212 and called H7121 H853 the child’s H3206 mother. H517 [9] And Pharaoh’s H6547 daughter H1323 said H559 unto her, Take H3212 H853 this H2088 child H3206 away, H3212 and nurse it H3243 for me, and I H589 will give H5414 thee H853 thy wages. H7939 And the woman H802 took H3947 the child, H3206 and nursed it. H5134 [10] And the child H3206 grew, H1431 and she brought him H935 unto Pharaoh’s H6547 daughter, H1323 and he became H1961 her son. H1121 And she called H7121 his name H8034 Moses: H4872ⓘ and she said, H559 Because H3588 I drew him H4871 out of H4480 the water. H4325 [11] And it came to pass H1961 in those H1992 days, H3117 when Moses H4872 was grown, H1431 that he went out H3318 unto H413 his brethren, H251 and looked H7200 on their burdens: H5450 and he spied H7200 an Egyptian H376 H4713 smiting H5221 an Hebrew, H376 H5680 one of his brethren. H251 [12] And he looked H6437 this way H3541 and that way, H3541 and when he saw H7200 that H3588 there was no H369 man, H376 he slew H5221 H853 the Egyptian, H4713 and hid him H2934 in the sand. H2344 [13] And when he went out H3318 the second H8145 day, H3117 behold, H2009 two H8147 men H582 of the Hebrews H5680 strove together: H5327 and he said H559 to him that did the wrong, H7563 Wherefore H4100 smitest thou H5221 thy fellow? H7453 [14] And he said, H559 Who H4310 made thee H7760 H376 a prince H8269 and a judge H8199§ over us? H5921 intendest H559 thou H859 to kill me, H2026 as H834 thou killedst H2026 H853 the Egyptian? H4713 And Moses H4872 feared, H3372 and said, H559 Surely H403 this thing H1697 is known. H3045 [15] Now when Pharaoh H6547 heard H8085 H853 this H2088 thing, H1697 he sought H1245 to slay H2026 H853 Moses. H4872 But Moses H4872 fled H1272 from the face H6440 of Pharaoh, H6547 and dwelt H3427 in the land H776 of Midian: H4080 and he sat down H3427 by H5921 a well. H875 [16] Now the priest H3548§ of Midian H4080 had seven H7651 daughters: H1323 and they came H935 and drew H1802 water, and filled H4390 H853 the troughs H7298 to water H8248 their father’s H1 flock. H6629 [17] And the shepherds H7462 came H935 and drove them away: H1644 but Moses H4872 stood up H6965 and helped them, H3467 and watered H8248 H853 their flock. H6629 [18] And when they came H935 to H413 Reuel H7467 their father, H1 he said, H559 How H4069 is it that ye are come H935 so soon H4116 to day? H3117 [19] And they said, H559 An Egyptian H376 H4713 delivered us H5337 out of the hand H3027 of the shepherds, H7462 and also H1571 drew H1802 water enough H1802 for us, and watered H8248 H853 the flock. H6629 [20] And he said H559 unto H413 his daughters, H1323 And where H346 is he? H346 why H4100 is it H2088 that ye have left H5800 H853 the man? H376 call H7121 him, that he may eat H398 bread. H3899 [21] And Moses H4872 was content H2974 to dwell H3427 with H854 the man: H376 and he gave H5414 Moses H4872 H853 Zipporah H6855 his daughter. H1323 [22] And she bare H3205 him a son, H1121 and he called H7121 H853 his name H8034 Gershom: H1647 for H3588 he said, H559 I have been H1961 a stranger H1616 in a strange H5237 land. H776 [23] And it came to pass H1961 in process of time, H3117 H7227 H1992 that the king H4428 of Egypt H4714 died: H4191 and the children H1121 of Israel H3478 sighed H584 by reason of H4480 the bondage, H5656 and they cried, H2199 and their cry H7775 came up H5927 unto H413 God H430 by reason of H4480 the bondage. H5656 [24] And God H430 heard H8085 H853 their groaning, H5009 and God H430 remembered H2142 H853 his covenant H1285 with H854 Abraham, H85 with H854 Isaac, H3327 and with H854 Jacob. H3290 [25] And God H430 looked upon H7200 H853 the children H1121 of Israel, H3478 and God H430 had respect H3045§ unto them.

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 2:10 That is, Drawn out
  2. § 2:14 Heb. A man a Prince
  3. § 2:16 Or, Prince
  4. § 2:25 Heb. knew
Septuaginta
[1] Ἦν G2258 δέ G1161 τις G5100 ἐκ G1537 τῆς G3588 φυλῆς G5443 Λευι, G3017 ὃς G3739 ἔλαβεν G2983 τῶν G3588 θυγατέρων G2364 Λευι G3017 καὶ G2532 ἔσχεν G2192 αὐτήν. G846 [2] Καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 γαστρὶ G1064 ἔλαβεν G2983 καὶ G2532 ἔτεκεν G5088 ἄρσεν· G730 ἰδόντες G1492 δὲ G1161 αὐτὸ G846 ἀστεῖον G791 ἐσκέπασαν αὐτὸ G846 μῆνας G3376 τρεῖς. G5140 [3] Ἐπεὶ G1893 δὲ G1161 οὐκ G3756 ἠδύναντο G1410 αὐτὸ G846 ἔτι G2089 κρύπτειν, G2928 ἔλαβεν G2983 αὐτῷ G846 ἡ G3588 μήτηρ G3384 αὐτοῦ G846 θῖβιν καὶ G2532 κατέχρισεν αὐτὴν G846 ἀσφαλτοπίσσῃ καὶ G2532 ἐνέβαλεν G1685 τὸ G3588 παιδίον G3813 εἰς G1519 αὐτὴν G846 καὶ G2532 ἔθηκεν G5087 αὐτὴν G846 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 ἕλος παρὰ G3844 τὸν G3588 ποταμόν. G4215 [4] Καὶ G2532 κατεσκόπευεν ἡ G3588 ἀδελφὴ G79 αὐτοῦ G846 μακρόθεν G3113 μαθεῖν, G3129 τί G5101 τὸ G3588 ἀποβησόμενον G576 αὐτῷ. G846 [5] Κατέβη G2597 δὲ G1161 ἡ G3588 θυγάτηρ G2364 Φαραω G5328 λούσασθαι G3068 ἐπὶ G1909 τὸν G3588 ποταμόν, G4215 καὶ G2532 αἱ G3588 ἅβραι αὐτῆς G846 παρεπορεύοντο G3899 παρὰ G3844 τὸν G3588 ποταμόν· G4215 καὶ G2532 ἰδοῦσα G1492 τὴν G3588 θῖβιν ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ἕλει ἀποστείλασα G649 τὴν G3588 ἅβραν ἀνείλατο G337 αὐτήν. G846 [6] Ἀνοίξασα G455 δὲ G1161 ὁρᾷ G3708 παιδίον G3813 κλαῖον G2799 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 θίβει, καὶ G2532 ἐφείσατο G5339 αὐτοῦ G846 ἡ G3588 θυγάτηρ G2364 Φαραω G5328 καὶ G2532 ἔφη G5346 Ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 παιδίων G3813 τῶν G3588 Εβραίων G1445 τοῦτο. G5124 [7] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 ἡ G3588 ἀδελφὴ G79 αὐτοῦ G846 τῇ G3588 θυγατρὶ G2364 Φαραω G5328 Θέλεις G2309 καλέσω G2564 σοι G4671 γυναῖκα G1135 τροφεύουσαν ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 Εβραίων G1445 καὶ G2532 θηλάσει G2337 σοι G4671 τὸ G3588 παιδίον; G3813 [8] Ἡ G3588 δὲ G1161 εἶπεν G2036 αὐτῇ G846 ἡ G3588 θυγάτηρ G2364 Φαραω G5328 Πορεύου. G4198 Ἐλθοῦσα G2064 δὲ G1161 ἡ G3588 νεᾶνις ἐκάλεσεν G2564 τὴν G3588 μητέρα G3384 τοῦ G3588 παιδίου. G3813 [9] Εἶπεν G2036 δὲ G1161 πρὸς G4314 αὐτὴν G846 ἡ G3588 θυγάτηρ G2364 Φαραω G5328 Διατήρησόν G1301 μοι G3427 τὸ G3588 παιδίον G3813 τοῦτο G5124 καὶ G2532 θήλασόν G2337 μοι G3427 αὐτό, G846 ἐγὼ G1473 δὲ G1161 δώσω G1325 σοι G4671 τὸν G3588 μισθόν. G3408 Ἔλαβεν G2983 δὲ G1161 ἡ G3588 γυνὴ G1135 τὸ G3588 παιδίον G3813 καὶ G2532 ἐθήλαζεν G2337 αὐτό. G846 [10] Ἁδρυνθέντος δὲ G1161 τοῦ G3588 παιδίου G3813 εἰσήγαγεν G1521 αὐτὸ G846 πρὸς G4314 τὴν G3588 θυγατέρα G2364 Φαραω, G5328 καὶ G2532 ἐγενήθη G1096 αὐτῇ G846 εἰς G1519 υἱόν· G5207 ἐπωνόμασεν G2028 δὲ G1161 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 αὐτοῦ G846 Μωυσῆν G3475 λέγουσα G3004 Ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 ὕδατος G5204 αὐτὸν G846 ἀνειλόμην. G337 [11] Ἐγένετο G1096 δὲ G1161 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ἡμέραις G2250 ταῖς G3588 πολλαῖς G4183 ἐκείναις G1565 μέγας G3173 γενόμενος G1096 Μωϋσῆς G3475 ἐξῆλθεν G1831 ‡ πρὸς G4314 τοὺς G3588 ἀδελφοὺς G80 αὐτοῦ G846 τοὺς G3588 υἱοὺς G5207 Ισραηλ. G2474 Κατανοήσας G2657 δὲ G1161 τὸν G3588 πόνον G4192 αὐτῶν G846 ὁρᾷ G3708 ἄνθρωπον G444 Αἰγύπτιον G124 τύπτοντά G5180 τινα G5100 Εβραῖον G1445 τῶν G3588 ἑαυτοῦ G1438 ἀδελφῶν G80 τῶν G3588 υἱῶν G5207 Ισραηλ· G2474 [12] περιβλεψάμενος G4017 δὲ G1161 ὧδε G5602 καὶ G2532 ὧδε G5602 οὐχ G3756 ὁρᾷ G3708 οὐδένα G3762 καὶ G2532 πατάξας G3960 τὸν G3588 Αἰγύπτιον G124 ἔκρυψεν G2928 αὐτὸν G846 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἄμμῳ. G285 [13] Ἐξελθὼν G1831 δὲ G1161 τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 τῇ G3588 δευτέρᾳ G1208 ὁρᾷ G3708 δύο G1417 ἄνδρας G435 Εβραίους G1445 διαπληκτιζομένους καὶ G2532 λέγει G3004 τῷ G3588 ἀδικοῦντι G91 Διὰ G1223 τί G5101 σὺ G4771 τύπτεις G5180 τὸν G3588 πλησίον; G4139 [14] Ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 εἶπεν G2036 Τίς G5101 σε G4571 κατέστησεν G2525 ἄρχοντα G758 καὶ G2532 δικαστὴν G1348 ἐφ’ G1909 ἡμῶν; G2257 Μὴ G3361 ἀνελεῖν G337 με G3165 σὺ G4771 θέλεις, G2309 ὃν G3739 τρόπον G5158 ἀνεῖλες G337 ἐχθὲς G5504 τὸν G3588 Αἰγύπτιον; G124 Ἐφοβήθη G5399 δὲ G1161 Μωϋσῆς G3475 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Εἰ G1487 οὕτως G3779 ἐμφανὲς G1717 γέγονεν G1096 τὸ G3588 ῥῆμα G4487 τοῦτο; G5124 [15] Ἤκουσεν G191 δὲ G1161 Φαραω G5328 τὸ G3588 ῥῆμα G4487 τοῦτο G5124 καὶ G2532 ἐζήτει G2212 ἀνελεῖν G337 Μωυσῆν· G3475 ἀνεχώρησεν G402 δὲ G1161 Μωϋσῆς G3475 ἀπὸ G575 προσώπου G4383 Φαραω G5328 καὶ G2532 ᾤκησεν G3611 ἐν G1722 γῇ G1093 Μαδιαμ· G3099 ἐλθὼν G2064 δὲ G1161 εἰς G1519 γῆν G1093 Μαδιαμ G3099 ἐκάθισεν G2523 ἐπὶ G1909 τοῦ G3588 φρέατος. G5421 [16] Τῷ G3588 δὲ G1161 ἱερεῖ G2409 Μαδιαμ G3099 ἦσαν G2258 ἑπτὰ G2033 θυγατέρες G2364 ποιμαίνουσαι G4165 τὰ G3588 πρόβατα G4263 τοῦ G3588 πατρὸς G3962 αὐτῶν G846 Ιοθορ· παραγενόμεναι G3854 δὲ G1161 ἤντλουν, G501 ἕως G2193 ἔπλησαν G4130 τὰς G3588 δεξαμενὰς ποτίσαι G4222 τὰ G3588 πρόβατα G4263 τοῦ G3588 πατρὸς G3962 αὐτῶν G846 Ιοθορ. [17] Παραγενόμενοι G3854 δὲ G1161 οἱ G3588 ποιμένες G4166 ἐξέβαλον G1544 αὐτάς· G846 ἀναστὰς G450 δὲ G1161 Μωϋσῆς G3475 ἐρρύσατο G4506 αὐτὰς G846 καὶ G2532 ἤντλησεν G501 αὐταῖς G846 καὶ G2532 ἐπότισεν G4222 τὰ G3588 πρόβατα G4263 αὐτῶν. G846 [18] Παρεγένοντο G3854 δὲ G1161 πρὸς G4314 Ραγουηλ τὸν G3588 πατέρα G3962 αὐτῶν· G846 ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 εἶπεν G2036 αὐταῖς G846 Τί G5101 ὅτι G3754 ἐταχύνατε τοῦ G3588 παραγενέσθαι G3854 σήμερον; G4594 [19] Αἱ G3588 δὲ G1161 εἶπαν G2036 Ἄνθρωπος G444 Αἰγύπτιος G124 ἐρρύσατο G4506 ἡμᾶς G2248 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 ποιμένων G4166 καὶ G2532 ἤντλησεν G501 ἡμῖν G2254 καὶ G2532 ἐπότισεν G4222 τὰ G3588 πρόβατα G4263 ἡμῶν. G2257 [20] Ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 εἶπεν G2036 ταῖς G3588 θυγατράσιν G2364 αὐτοῦ G846 Καὶ G2532 ποῦ G4226 ἐστι; G2076 Καὶ G2532 ἵνα G2443 τί G5101 οὕτως G3779 καταλελοίπατε G2641 τὸν G3588 ἄνθρωπον; G444 Καλέσατε G2564 οὖν G3767 αὐτόν, G846 ὅπως G3704 φάγῃ G5315 ἄρτον. G740 [21] Κατῳκίσθη δὲ G1161 Μωϋσῆς G3475 παρὰ G3844 τῷ G3588 ἀνθρώπῳ, G444 καὶ G2532 ἐξέδοτο G1554 Σεπφωραν τὴν G3588 θυγατέρα G2364 αὐτοῦ G846 Μωυσῇ G3475 γυναῖκα. G1135 [22] Ἐν G1722 γαστρὶ G1064 δὲ G1161 λαβοῦσα G2983 ἡ G3588 γυνὴ G1135 ἔτεκεν G5088 υἱόν, G5207 καὶ G2532 ἐπωνόμασεν G2028 Μωϋσῆς G3475 τὸ G3588 ὄνομα G3686 αὐτοῦ G846 Γηρσαμ λέγων G3004 ὅτι G3754 Πάροικός G3941 εἰμι G1510 ἐν G1722 γῇ G1093 ἀλλοτρίᾳ. G245 [23] Μετὰ G3326 δὲ G1161 τὰς G3588 ἡμέρας G2250 τὰς G3588 πολλὰς G4183 ἐκείνας G1565 ἐτελεύτησεν G5053 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 Αἰγύπτου. G125 Καὶ G2532 κατεστέναξαν οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 Ισραηλ G2474 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 ἔργων G2041 καὶ G2532 ἀνεβόησαν, G310 καὶ G2532 ἀνέβη G305 ἡ G3588 βοὴ G995 αὐτῶν G846 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 θεὸν G2316 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 ἔργων. G2041 [24] Καὶ G2532 εἰσήκουσεν G1522 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 τὸν G3588 στεναγμὸν G4726 αὐτῶν, G846 καὶ G2532 ἐμνήσθη G3415 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 τῆς G3588 διαθήκης G1242 αὐτοῦ G846 τῆς G3588 πρὸς G4314 Αβρααμ G11 καὶ G2532 Ισαακ G2464 καὶ G2532 Ιακωβ. G2384 [25] Καὶ G2532 ἐπεῖδεν G1896 ὁ G3588 θεὸς G2316 τοὺς G3588 υἱοὺς G5207 Ισραηλ G2474 καὶ G2532 ἐγνώσθη G1097 αὐτοῖς. G846
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 2:11 Corrected from ἐξήλθεν, as seen in RH and SW. A long vowel accented on the next-to-last syllable takes the circumflex when the last syllable is short. This edition prints ἐξῆλθεν at its 270 other occurrences.