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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 handmaid 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 maiden 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 it. 10 The child grew, and she
brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him
11 It happened in those days, when Moses had grown up, that he went out to
his brothers, and looked at 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
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
21 Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his
daughter. 22 She bore a son, and he named him
23 It happened in the course of those many days, that 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 was concerned about
them.
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