|
|
|
|
1. Now a man from the family of Levi married a woman who was also from the family of Levi.
|
1. And there went H1980 a man H376 of the house H4480 H1004 of Levi H3878 , and took H3947 to wife a H853 daughter H1323 of Levi H3878 .
|
|
2. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw how wonderful the baby was, she hid him for three months.
|
2. And the woman H802 conceived H2029 , and bore H3205 a son H1121 : and when she saw H7200 him that H3588 he H1931 was a goodly H2896 child , she hid H6845 him three H7969 months H3391 .
|
|
3. But after three months she was not able to hide the baby any longer, so she got a basket made of reeds and covered it with tar so that it would float. She put the baby in the basket. Then she put the basket among the tall stalks of grass at the edge of the Nile River.
|
3. And when she could H3201 not H3808 longer H5750 hide H6845 him , she took H3947 for him an ark H8392 of bulrushes H1573 , and daubed H2560 it 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 H2975 's brink H8193 .
|
|
4. The baby's sister stood a short distance away to see what would happen to him.
|
4. And his sister H269 stood H3320 afar off H4480 H7350 , to know H3045 what H4100 would be done H6213 to him.
|
|
5. Then the daughter of the king of Egypt came to the river to take a bath, and her servant girls were walking beside the river. When she saw the basket in the tall grass, she sent her slave girl to get it.
|
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 along H1980 by H5921 the river H2975 's 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 H3947 it.
|
|
6. The king's daughter opened the basket and saw the baby boy. He was crying, so she felt sorry for him and said, "This is one of the Hebrew babies."
|
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 H5921 him , and said H559 , This H2088 is one of the Hebrews' children H4480 H3206 H5680 .
|
|
7. Then the baby's sister asked the king's daughter, "Would you like me to go and find a Hebrew woman to nurse the baby for you?"
|
7. Then said H559 his sister H269 to H413 Pharaoh H6547 's daughter H1323 , Shall I go H1980 and call H7121 to thee a nurse H802 H3243 of H4480 the Hebrew women H5680 , that she may nurse H3243 H853 the child H3206 for thee?
|
|
8. The king's daughter said, "Go!" So the girl went and got the baby's own mother.
|
8. And Pharaoh H6547 's daughter H1323 said H559 to her, Go H1980 . And the maid H5959 went H1980 and called H7121 the child H3206 's H853 mother H517 .
|
|
9. The king's daughter said to the woman, "Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you." So the woman took her baby and nursed him.
|
9. And Pharaoh H6547 's daughter H1323 said H559 unto her , Take this child away H1980 H853 H2088 H3206 , and nurse H3243 it for me , and I H589 will give H5414 thee H853 thy wages H7939 . And the woman H802 took H3947 the child H3206 , and nursed H5134 it.
|
|
10. When the child grew older, the woman took him to the king's daughter, and she adopted the baby as her own son. The king's daughter named him Moses, because she had pulled him out of the water.
|
10. And the child H3206 grew H1431 , and she brought H935 him unto Pharaoh H6547 's 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 H4871 him out of H4480 the water H4325 .
|
|
11. Moses grew and became a man. One day he visited his people and saw that they were forced to work very hard. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew man, one of Moses' own people.
|
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 a Hebrew H376 H5680 , one of his brethren H4480 H251 .
|
|
12. Moses looked all around and saw that no one was watching, so he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
|
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 H2934 him in the sand H2344 .
|
|
13. The next day Moses returned and saw two Hebrew men fighting each other. He said to the one that was in the wrong, "Why are you hitting one of your own people?"
|
13. And when he went out H3318 the second H8145 day H3117 , behold H2009 , two H8147 men H376 of the Hebrews H5680 strove together H5327 : and he said H559 to him that did the wrong H7563 , Wherefore H4100 smitest H5221 thou thy fellow H7453 ?
|
|
14. The man answered, "Who made you our ruler and judge? Are you going to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Moses was afraid and thought, "Now everyone knows what I did."
|
14. And he said H559 , Who H4310 made H7760 thee a prince H8269 and a judge H8199 over H5921 us? intendest H559 thou H859 to kill H2026 me, 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. When the king heard what Moses had done, he tried to kill him. But Moses ran away from the king and went to live in the land of Midian. There he sat down near a well.
|
15. Now when Pharaoh H6547 heard H8085 this H2088 H853 thing H1697 , he sought H1245 to slay H2026 H853 Moses H4872 . But Moses H4872 fled H1272 from the face H4480 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. There was a priest in Midian who had seven daughters. His daughters went to that well to get water to fill the water troughs for their father's flock.
|
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 H1 's flock H6629 .
|
|
17. Some shepherds came and chased the girls away, but Moses defended the girls and watered their flock.
|
17. And the shepherds H7462 came H935 and drove them away H1644 : but Moses H4872 stood up H6965 and helped H3467 them , and watered H8248 H853 their flock H6629 .
|
|
18. When they went back to their father Reuel, he asked them, "Why have you come home early today?"
|
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 today H3117 ?
|
|
19. The girls answered, "The shepherds chased us away, but an Egyptian defended us. He got water for us and watered our flock."
|
19. And they said H559 , An Egyptian H376 H4713 delivered H5337 us out of the hand H4480 H3027 of the shepherds H7462 , and also H1571 drew water enough H1802 H1802 for us , and watered H8248 H853 the flock H6629 .
|
|
20. He asked his daughters, "Where is this man? Why did you leave him? Invite him to eat with us."
|
20. And he said H559 unto H413 his daughters H1323 , And where H346 is he? 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. Moses agreed to stay with Jethro, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses to be his wife.
|
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. Zipporah gave birth to a son. Moses named him Gershom, because Moses was a stranger in a land that was not his own.
|
22. And she bore H3205 him a son H1121 , and he called H7121 H853 his name H8034 Gershom H1648 : for H3588 he said H559 , I have been H1961 a stranger H1616 in a strange H5237 land H776 .
|
|
23. After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The people of Israel groaned, because they were forced to work very hard. When they cried for help, God heard them.
|
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. God heard their cries, and he remembered the agreement he had made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
|
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. He saw the troubles of the people of Israel, and he was concerned about them.
|
25. And God H430 looked upon H7200 H853 the children H1121 of Israel H3478 , and God H430 had respect H3045 unto them .
|