And there went a man
of the house
of Levi
, and took
to wife a daughter
of Levi
.
And the woman conceived
, and bare
a son
: and when she saw
him that he was a goodly
child , she hid
him three
months
.
And when she could not longer
hide
him, she took
for him an ark
of bulrushes
, and daubed
it with slime
and with pitch
, and put
the child
therein; and she laid
it in the flags
by the river's
brink
.
And his sister stood
afar off
, to wit
what would be done
to him.
And the daughter of Pharaoh
came down
to wash
herself at the river
; and her maidens
walked
along by the river's
side
; and when she saw
the ark
among
the flags
, she sent
her maid
to fetch
it.
And when she had opened it , she saw
the child
: and, behold, the babe
wept
. And she had compassion
on him, and said
, This is one of the Hebrews
' children
.
Then said his sister
to Pharaoh's
daughter
, Shall I go
and call
to thee a nurse
of the Hebrew
women
, that she may nurse
the child
for thee?
And Pharaoh's daughter
said
to her, Go
. And the maid
went
and called
the child's
mother
.
And Pharaoh's daughter
said
unto her, Take
this child
away
, and nurse
it for me, and I will give
thee thy wages
. And the woman
took
the child
, and nursed
it.
And the child grew
, and she brought
him unto Pharaoh's
daughter
, and he became her son
. And she called
his name
Moses
: and she said
, Because I drew
him out of the water
.
And it came to pass in those days, when Moses
was grown
, that he went out
unto his brethren
, and looked
on their burdens
: and he spied
an Egyptian
smiting
an Hebrew
, one of his brethren
.
And he looked this way
and that way
, and when he saw
that there was no man
, he slew
the Egyptian
, and hid
him in the sand
.
And when he went out the second
day
, behold, two
men
of the Hebrews
strove
together: and he said
to him that did the wrong
, Wherefore smitest
thou thy fellow
?
And he said, Who made
thee
a prince
and a judge
over us? intendest
thou to kill
me, as thou killedst
the Egyptian
? And Moses
feared
, and said
, Surely
this thing
is known
.
Now when Pharaoh heard
this thing
, he sought
to slay
Moses
. But Moses
fled
from the face
of Pharaoh
, and dwelt
in the land
of Midian
: and he sat down
by a well
.
Now the priest of Midian
had seven
daughters
: and they came
and drew
water , and filled
the troughs
to water
their father's
flock
.
And the shepherds came
and drove them away
: but Moses
stood up
and helped
them, and watered
their flock
.
And when they came to Reuel
their father
, he said
, How
is it that ye are come
so soon
to day
?
And they said, An Egyptian
delivered
us out of the hand
of the shepherds
, and also drew
water enough
for us, and watered
the flock
.
And he said unto his daughters
, And where is he? why is it that ye have left
the man
? call
him, that he may eat
bread
.
And Moses was content
to dwell
with the man
: and he gave
Moses
Zipporah
his daughter
.
And she bare him a son
, and he called
his name
Gershom
: for he said
, I have been a stranger
in a strange
land
.
And it came to pass in process of time
, that the king
of Egypt
died
: and the children
of Israel
sighed
by reason of
the bondage
, and they cried
, and their cry
came up
unto God
by reason of the bondage
.
And God heard
their groaning
, and God
remembered
his covenant
with Abraham
, with Isaac
, and with Jacob
.
And God looked
upon the children
of Israel
, and God
had respect
unto them .