Exodus 2

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וַיֵּ֥לֶךְand he went אִ֖ישׁa man מִבֵּ֣יתfrom the house of לֵוִ֑יLevi וַיִּקַּ֖חand he took אֶת־obj.בַּת־the daughter of לֵוִֽי׃Levi

וַתַּ֥הַרand she conceived הָאִשָּׁ֖הthe woman וַתֵּ֣לֶדand she bore בֵּ֑ןa son וַתֵּ֤רֶאand she saw אֹתוֹ֙obj. him כִּי־that ט֣וֹבwas good ה֔וּאhe וַֽתִּצְפְּנֵ֖הוּand she hid him שְׁלֹשָׁ֥הthree יְרָחִֽים׃months

וְלֹא־and not יָכְלָ֣הshe was able עוֹד֮still הַצְּפִינוֹ֒to hide him וַתִּֽקַּֽח־and she tookלוֹ֙for the himתֵּ֣בַתa basket of גֹּ֔מֶאpapyrus וַתַּחְמְרָ֥הand sealed it she בַחֵמָ֖רwith the bitumen וּבַזָּ֑פֶתand with the pitch וַתָּ֤שֶׂםand she putבָּהּ֙in the itאֶת־obj.הַיֶּ֔לֶדthe child וַתָּ֥שֶׂםand she put it בַּסּ֖וּףamong the rushes עַל־at שְׂפַ֥תthe bank of הַיְאֹֽר׃the River

וַתֵּתַצַּ֥בand she stood אֲחֹת֖וֹsister his מֵרָחֹ֑קfrom a distance לְדֵעָ֕הto know מַה־what?יֵּעָשֶׂ֖הwill it be doneלֽוֹ׃to the him

וַתִּפְתַּח֙and she opened it וַתִּרְאֵ֣הוּand she saw him אֶת־obj.הַיֶּ֔לֶדthe child וְהִנֵּה־and there!נַ֖עַרa lad בֹּכֶ֑הwas crying וַתַּחְמֹ֣לand she had compassion עָלָ֔יוon him וַתֹּ֕אמֶרand she said מִיַּלְדֵ֥יis one of the children of הָֽעִבְרִ֖יםthe Hebrews זֶֽה׃this

וַתֹּ֣אמֶרand she said אֲחֹתוֹ֮sister his אֶל־to בַּת־the daughter of פַּרְעֹה֒Pharaoh הַאֵלֵ֗ךְ¿ will I go וְקָרָ֤אתִיand will I call?לָךְ֙for the youאִשָּׁ֣הa woman מֵינֶ֔קֶתa suckling-nurse מִ֖ןfrom הָעִבְרִיֹּ֑תthe Hebrew women וְתֵינִ֥קso she may suckleלָ֖ךְfor the youאֶת־obj.הַיָּֽלֶד׃the child

וַתֹּֽאמֶר־and she saidלָ֥הּto the herבַּת־the daughter of פַּרְעֹ֖הPharaoh לֵ֑כִיgo וַתֵּ֙לֶךְ֙and she went הָֽעַלְמָ֔הthe young woman וַתִּקְרָ֖אand she called אֶת־obj.אֵ֥םthe mother of הַיָּֽלֶד׃the child

וַתֹּ֧אמֶרand she saidלָ֣הּto the herבַּת־the daughter of פַּרְעֹ֗הPharaoh הֵילִ֜יכִיtake אֶת־obj.הַיֶּ֤לֶדthe child הַזֶּה֙the this וְהֵינִקִ֣הוּand suckle himלִ֔יfor the meוַאֲנִ֖יand I אֶתֵּ֣ןI will pay אֶת־obj.שְׂכָרֵ֑ךְwages your וַתִּקַּ֧חand she took הָאִשָּׁ֛הthe woman הַיֶּ֖לֶדthe child וַתְּנִיקֵֽהוּ׃and she suckled him

וַיִגְדַּ֣לand he grew up הַיֶּ֗לֶדthe child וַתְּבִאֵ֙הוּ֙and she took him לְבַת־to the daughter of פַּרְעֹ֔הPharaoh וַֽיְהִי־and he becameלָ֖הּto herלְבֵ֑ןinto a son וַתִּקְרָ֤אand she called שְׁמוֹ֙name his מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses וַתֹּ֕אמֶרand she said כִּ֥יthat מִן־from הַמַּ֖יִםthe water מְשִׁיתִֽהוּ׃I drew him

וַיְהִ֣י׀and it was בַּיָּמִ֣יםin the days הָהֵ֗םthe those וַיִּגְדַּ֤לand he grew up מֹשֶׁה֙Moses וַיֵּצֵ֣אand he went out אֶל־to אֶחָ֔יוbrothers his וַיַּ֖רְאand he looked בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םon forced labor their וַיַּרְא֙and he saw אִ֣ישׁa man מִצְרִ֔יEgyptian מַכֶּ֥הstriking אִישׁ־a man עִבְרִ֖יHebrew מֵאֶחָֽיו׃one of brothers his

וַיִּ֤פֶןand he turned כֹּה֙thus וָכֹ֔הand thus וַיַּ֖רְאand he saw כִּ֣יthat אֵ֣יןthere not אִ֑ישׁwas a person וַיַּךְ֙and he struck down אֶת־obj.הַמִּצְרִ֔יthe Egyptian וַֽיִּטְמְנֵ֖הוּand he hid him בַּחֽוֹל׃in the sand

וַיֵּצֵא֙and he went out בַּיּ֣וֹםon the day הַשֵּׁנִ֔יthe second וְהִנֵּ֛הand there!שְׁנֵֽי־two אֲנָשִׁ֥יםmen עִבְרִ֖יםHebrew נִצִּ֑יםwere struggling together וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he said לָֽרָשָׁ֔עto the guilty one לָ֥מָּהto why?תַכֶּ֖הare you striking רֵעֶֽךָ׃companion your

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤עand he heard פַּרְעֹה֙Pharaoh אֶת־obj.הַדָּבָ֣רthe matter הַזֶּ֔הthe this וַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁand he sought לַהֲרֹ֣גto kill אֶת־obj.מֹשֶׁ֑הMoses וַיִּבְרַ֤חand he fled מֹשֶׁה֙Moses מִפְּנֵ֣יfrom before פַרְעֹ֔הPharaoh וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבand he dwelt בְּאֶֽרֶץ־in the land of מִדְיָ֖ןMidian וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבand he sat עַֽל־at הַבְּאֵֽר׃the well

וּלְכֹהֵ֥ןand belonged to the priest of מִדְיָ֖ןMidian שֶׁ֣בַעseven בָּנ֑וֹתdaughters וַתָּבֹ֣אנָהand they came וַתִּדְלֶ֗נָהand they drew וַתְּמַלֶּ֙אנָה֙and they filled אֶת־obj.הָ֣רְהָטִ֔יםthe drinking troughs לְהַשְׁק֖וֹתto water צֹ֥אןthe flock of אֲבִיהֶֽן׃father their

וַיָּבֹ֥אוּand they came הָרֹעִ֖יםthe shepherds וַיְגָרְשׁ֑וּםand they drove away them וַיָּ֤קָםand he arose מֹשֶׁה֙Moses וַיּ֣וֹשִׁעָ֔ןand he delivered them וַיַּ֖שְׁקְand he watered אֶת־obj.צֹאנָֽם׃flock their

וַתָּבֹ֕אנָהand they went אֶל־to רְעוּאֵ֖לReuel אֲבִיהֶ֑ןfather their וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said מַדּ֛וּעַwhy?מִהַרְתֶּ֥ןdid you hurry בֹּ֖אto come הַיּֽוֹם׃this day

וַתֹּאמַ֕רְןָand they said אִ֣ישׁa man מִצְרִ֔יEgyptian הִצִּילָ֖נוּhe rescued us מִיַּ֣דfrom the hand of הָרֹעִ֑יםthe shepherds וְגַם־and also דָּלֹ֤הcarefully to draw דָלָה֙he drewלָ֔נוּfor the usוַיַּ֖שְׁקְand he watered אֶת־obj.הַצֹּֽאן׃the flock

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said אֶל־to בְּנֹתָ֖יוdaughters his וְאַיּ֑וֹand where is? he לָ֤מָּהto why?זֶּה֙this עֲזַבְתֶּ֣ןhave you left אֶת־obj.הָאִ֔ישׁthe man קִרְאֶ֥ןinviteל֖וֹto the himוְיֹ֥אכַלso he may eat לָֽחֶם׃food

וַיּ֥וֹאֶלand he was willing מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses לָשֶׁ֣בֶתto dwell אֶת־with הָאִ֑ישׁthe man וַיִּתֵּ֛ןand he gave אֶת־obj.צִפֹּרָ֥הZipporah בִתּ֖וֹdaughter his לְמֹשֶֽׁה׃to Moses

וַתֵּ֣לֶדand she bore בֵּ֔ןa son וַיִּקְרָ֥אand he called אֶת־obj.שְׁמ֖וֹname his גֵּרְשֹׁ֑םGershom כִּ֣יfor אָמַ֔רhe said גֵּ֣רa sojourner הָיִ֔יתִיI have become בְּאֶ֖רֶץin a land נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ פforeign

וַיְהִי֩and it was בַיָּמִ֨יםin the days הָֽרַבִּ֜יםthe many הָהֵ֗םthe those וַיָּ֙מָת֙and he died מֶ֣לֶךְthe king of מִצְרַ֔יִםEgypt וַיֵּאָנְח֧וּand they groaned בְנֵֽי־the people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsrael מִן־from הָעֲבֹדָ֖הthe labor וַיִּזְעָ֑קוּand they cried out וַתַּ֧עַלand it went up שַׁוְעָתָ֛םcry for help their אֶל־to הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe God מִן־from הָעֲבֹדָֽה׃the labor

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥עand he heard אֱלֹהִ֖יםGod אֶת־obj.נַאֲקָתָ֑םgroaning their וַיִּזְכֹּ֤רand he remembered אֱלֹהִים֙God אֶת־obj.בְּרִית֔וֹcovenant his אֶת־with אַבְרָהָ֖םAbraham אֶת־with יִצְחָ֥קIsaac וְאֶֽת־and with יַעֲקֹֽב׃Jacob

וַיַּ֥רְאand he saw אֱלֹהִ֖יםGod אֶת־obj.בְּנֵ֣יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael וַיֵּ֖דַעand he knew אֱלֹהִֽים׃ סGod

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