Exodus 2
1. And there went * a man of the house of Levi, and took * to wife a daughter of Levi.
2. And the woman conceived * , and bare * a son: and when she saw * him that he was a goodly child, she hid * him three months.
3. 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.
4. And his sister stood * afar off,to wit * what would be done * to him.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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?
8. And Pharaoh's daughter said * to her, Go * . And the maid went * and called * the child's mother.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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?
14. 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 * .
15. 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.
16. Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came * and drew * water, and filled * the troughs to water * their father's flock.
17. And the shepherds * came * and drove them away * : but Moses stood up * and helped * them, and watered * their flock.
18. And when they came * to Reuel their father, he said * , How is it that ye are come * so soon * to day?
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. And Moses was content * to dwell * with the man: and he gave * Moses Zipporah his daughter.
22. And she bare * him a son, and he called * his name Gershom: for he said * , I have been a stranger in a strange land.
23. 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.
24. And God heard * their groaning,and God remembered * his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
25. And God looked * upon the children of Israel, and God had respect * unto them.
