1 N ow a man of the house of Levi went and took as his wife a daughter of Levi.

And there goeth a man of the house of Levi, and he taketh the daughter of Levi,

2 A nd the woman became pregnant and bore a son; and when she saw that he was beautiful, she hid him three months.

and the woman conceiveth, and beareth a son, and she seeth him that he fair, and she hideth him three months,

3 A nd when she could no longer hide him, she took for him an ark or basket made of bulrushes or papyrus daubing it with bitumen and pitch. Then she put the child in it and laid it among the rushes by the brink of the river.

and she hath not been able any more to hide him, and she taketh for him an ark of rushes, and daubeth it with bitumen and with pitch, and putteth the lad in it, and putteth in the weeds by the edge of the River;

4 A nd his sister stood some distance away to learn what would be done to him.

and his sister stationeth herself afar off, to know what is done to him.

5 N ow the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, and her maidens walked along the bank; she saw the ark among the rushes and sent her maid to fetch it.

And a daughter of Pharaoh cometh down to bathe at the River, and her damsels are walking by the side of the River, and she seeth the ark in the midst of the weeds, and sendeth her handmaid, and she taketh it,

6 W hen she opened it, she saw the child; and behold, the baby cried. And she took pity on him and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children!

and openeth, and seeth him -- the lad, and lo, a child weeping! and she hath pity on him, and saith, `This is of the Hebrews' children.'

7 T hen his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call a nurse of the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?

And his sister saith unto the daughter of Pharaoh, `Do I go? when I have called for thee a suckling woman of the Hebrews, then she doth suckle the lad for thee;'

8 P haraoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the girl went and called the child’s mother.

and the daughter of Pharaoh saith to her, `Go;' and the virgin goeth, and calleth the mother of the lad,

9 T hen Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Take this child away and nurse it for me, and I will give you your wages. So the woman took the child and nursed it.

and the daughter of Pharaoh saith to her, `Take this lad away, and suckle him for me, and I -- I give thy hire;' and the woman taketh the lad, and suckleth him.

10 A nd the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. And she called him Moses, for she said, Because I drew him out of the water.

And the lad groweth, and she bringeth him in to the daughter of Pharaoh, and he is to her for a son, and she calleth his name Moses, and saith, `Because -- from the water I have drawn him.'

11 O ne day, after Moses was grown, it happened that he went out to his brethren and looked at their burdens; and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of brethren.

And it cometh to pass, in those days, that Moses is grown, and he goeth out unto his brethren, and looketh on their burdens, and seeth a man, an Egyptian, smiting a man, a Hebrew, of his brethren,

12 H e looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

and he turneth hither and thither, and seeth that there is no man, and smiteth the Egyptian, and hideth him in the sand.

13 H e went out the second day and saw two Hebrew men quarreling and fighting; and he said to the unjust aggressor, Why are you striking your comrade?

And he goeth out on the second day, and lo, two men, Hebrews, striving! and he saith to the wrong-doer, `Why dost thou smite thy neighbour?'

14 A nd the man said, Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian? Then Moses was afraid and thought, Surely this thing is known.

and he saith, `Who set thee for a head and a judge over us? to slay me art thou saying, as thou hast slain the Egyptian?' and Moses feareth, and saith, `Surely the thing hath been known.'

15 W hen Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh’s presence and took refuge in the land of Midian, where he sat down by a well.

And Pharaoh heareth of this thing, and seeketh to slay Moses, and Moses fleeth from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelleth in the land of Midian, and dwelleth by the well.

16 N ow the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

And to a priest of Midian seven daughters, and they come and draw, and fill the troughs, to water the flock of their father,

17 T he shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them and watered their flock.

and the shepherds come and drive them away, and Moses ariseth, and saveth them, and watereth their flock.

18 A nd when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you have come so soon today?

And they come in to Reuel their father, and he saith, `Wherefore have ye hastened to come in to-day?'

19 T hey said, An Egyptian delivered us from the shepherds; also he drew water for us and watered the flock.

and they say, `A man, an Egyptian, hath delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also hath diligently drawn for us, and watereth the flock;'

20 H e said to his daughters, Where is he? Why have you left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.

and he saith unto his daughters, `And where he? why this? -- ye left the man! call for him, and he doth eat bread.'

21 A nd Moses was content to dwell with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

And Moses is willing to dwell with the man, and he giveth Zipporah his daughter to Moses,

22 A nd she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a stranger and a sojourner in a foreign land.

and she beareth a son, and he calleth his name Gershom, for he said, `A sojourner I have been in a strange land.'

23 H owever, after a long time the king of Egypt died; and the Israelites were sighing and groaning because of the bondage. They kept crying, and their cry because of slavery ascended to God.

And it cometh to pass during these many days, that the king of Egypt dieth, and the sons of Israel sigh because of the service, and cry, and their cry goeth up unto God, because of the service;

24 A nd God heard their sighing and groaning and remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

and God heareth their groaning, and God remembereth His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob;

25 G od saw the Israelites and took knowledge of them and concerned Himself about them.

and God seeth the sons of Israel, and God knoweth.