Exodus 2
1 Now a man of the house of Levi took as his wife a daughter of Levi.
And there was a certain man of the tribe of Levi, who took to wife one of the daughters of Levi.
2 And she became with child and gave birth to a Son; and when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she kept him secretly for three months.
And she conceived, and bore a male child; and having seen that he was fair, they hid him three months.
3 And when she was no longer able to keep him secret, she made him a basket out of the stems of water-plants, pasting sticky earth over it to keep the water out; and placing the baby in it she put it among the plants by the edge of the Nile.
And when they could no longer hide him, his mother took for him an ark, and besmeared it with bitumen, and cast the child into it, and put it in the ooze by the river.
4 And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.
And his sister was watching from a distance, to learn what would happen to him.
5 Now Pharaoh's daughter came down to the Nile to take a bath, while her women were walking by the riverside; and she saw the basket among the river-plants, and sent her servant-girl to get it.
And the daughter of Pharao came down to the river to bathe; and her maids walked by the river's side, and having seen the ark in the ooze, she sent her maid, and took it up.
6 And opening it, she saw the child, and he was crying. And she had pity on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
And having opened it, she sees the babe weeping in the ark: and the daughter of Pharao had compassion on it, and said, This [is one] of the Hebrew's children.
7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, May I go and get you one of the Hebrew women to give him the breast?
And his sister said to the daughter of Pharao, Wilt thou that I call to thee a nurse of the Hebrews, and shall she suckle the child for thee?
8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the girl went and got the child's mother.
And the daughter of Pharao said, Go: and the young woman went, and called the mother of the child.
9 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take the child away and give it milk for me, and I will give you payment. And the woman took the child and gave it milk at her breast.
And the daughter of Pharao said to her, Take care of this child, and suckled it for me, and I will give thee the wages; and the woman took the child, and suckled it.
10 And when the child was older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son, and she gave him the name Moses, Because, she said, I took him out of the water.
And when the boy was grown, she brought him to the daughter of Pharao, and he became her son; and she called his name, Moses, saying, I took him out of the water.
11 Now when Moses had become a man, one day he went out to his people and saw how hard their work was; and he saw an Egyptian giving blows to a Hebrew, one of his people.
And it came to pass in that length of time, that Moses having grown, went out to his brethren the sons of Israel: and having noticed their distress, he sees an Egyptian smiting a certain Hebrew of his brethren the children of Israel.
12 And turning this way and that, and seeing no one, he put the Egyptian to death, covering his body with sand.
And having looked round this way and that way, he sees no one; and he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
13 And he went out the day after and saw two of the Hebrews fighting: and he said to him who was in the wrong, Why are you fighting your brother?
And having gone out the second day he sees two Hebrew men fighting; and he says to the injurer, Wherefore smitest thou thy neighbour?
14 And he said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us? are you going to put me to death as you did the Egyptian? And Moses was in fear, and said, It is clear that the thing has come to light.
And he said, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? wilt thou slay me as thou yesterday slewest the Egyptian? Then Moses was alarmed, and said, If [it be] thus, this matter has become known.
15 Now when Pharaoh had news of this, he would have put Moses to death. But Moses went in flight from Pharaoh into the land of Midian: and he took his seat by a water-spring.
And Pharao heard this matter, and sought to slay Moses; and Moses departed from the presence of Pharao, and dwelt in the land of Madiam; and having come into the land of Madiam, he sat on the well.
16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came to get water for their father's flock.
And the priest of Madiam had seven daughters, feeding the flock of their father Jothor; and they came and drew water until they filled their pitchers, to water the flock of their father Jothor.
17 And the keepers of the sheep came up and were driving them away; but Moses got up and came to their help, watering their flock for them.
And the shepherds came, and were driving them away; and Moses rose up and rescued them, and drew water for them, and watered their sheep.
18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you have come back so quickly today?
And they came to Raguel their father; and he said to them, Why have ye come so quickly to-day?
19 And they said, An Egyptian came to our help against the keepers of sheep and got water for us and gave it to the flock.
And they said, An Egyptian delivered us from the shepherds, and drew water for us and watered our sheep.
20 And he said to his daughters, Where is he? why have you let the man go? make him come in and give him a meal.
And he said to his daughters, And where is he? and why have ye left the man? call him therefore, that he may eat bread.
21 And Moses was happy to go on living with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
And Moses was established with the man, and he gave Sepphora his daughter to Moses to wife.
22 And she gave birth to a son, to whom he gave the name Gershom: for he said, I have been living in a strange land.
And the woman conceived and bore a son, and Moses called his name Gersam, saying, I am a sojourner in a strange land.
23 Now after a long time the king of Egypt came to his end: and the children of Israel were crying in their grief under the weight of their work, and their cry for help came to the ears of God.
And in those days after a length of time, the king of Egypt died; and the children of Israel groaned because of their tasks, and cried, and their cry because of their tasks went up to God.
24 And at the sound of their weeping the agreement which God had made with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob came to his mind.
And God heard their groanings, and God remembered his covenant made with Abraam and Isaac and Jacob.
25 And God's eyes were turned to the children of Israel and he gave them the knowledge of himself.
And God looked upon the children of Israel, and was made known to them.
