^{1 Ref} And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.

^{2 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 she put the child therein, and laid it in the flags by the river's brink.

^{4 Ref} And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.

^{5 Ref} And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river-side; and she saw the ark among the flags, and sent her handmaid to fetch it.

^{6 Ref} And she opened it, and saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.

^{7 Ref} Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?

^{8 Ref} And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maiden 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 Ref} And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, and said, Because I drew him out of the water.

^{11 Ref} And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren.

^{12 Ref} And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

^{13 Ref} And he went out the second day, and, behold, two men of the Hebrews were striving together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

^{14 Ref} And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? Thinkest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely the thing is known.

^{15 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

^{18 Ref} And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to-day?

^{19 Ref} And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.

^{20 Ref} 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 Ref} And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

^{22 Ref} And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.

^{23 Ref} And it came to pass in the course of those many days, 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 Ref} And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

^{25 Ref} And God saw the children of Israel, and God took knowledge `of them'.

^{1 Ref} A man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as his wife.

^{2 Ref} The woman conceived, and bore a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months.

^{3 Ref} When she could no longer hide him, she took a papyrus basket for him, and coated it with tar and with pitch. She put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river's bank.

^{4 Ref} His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him.

^{5 Ref} Pharaoh's daughter came down to bathe at the river. Her maidens walked along by the riverside. She saw the basket among the reeds, and sent her handmaid to get it.

^{6 Ref} She opened it, and saw the child, and, behold, the baby cried. She had compassion on him, and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children."

^{7 Ref} Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Should I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?"

^{8 Ref} Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Go." The maiden went and called the child's mother.

⁹ Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this child away, and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages." The woman took the child, and nursed it.

^{10 Ref} The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses,{"Moses" sounds like the Hebrew for "draw out".} and said, "Because I drew him out of the water."

^{11 Ref} It happened in those days, when Moses had grown up, that he went out to his brothers, and looked at their burdens. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.

^{12 Ref} He looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no one, he killed the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

^{13 Ref} He went out the second day, and, behold, two men of the Hebrews were fighting with each other. He said to him who did the wrong, "Why do you strike your fellow?"

^{14 Ref} He said, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you plan to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian?" Moses was afraid, and said, "Surely this thing is known."

^{15 Ref} Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.

^{16 Ref} Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

^{17 Ref} The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

^{18 Ref} When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, "How is it that you have returned so early today?"

^{19 Ref} They said, "An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock."

^{20 Ref} He said to his daughters, "Where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread."

^{21 Ref} Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.

^{22 Ref} She bore a son, and he named him Gershom,{"Gershom" sounds like the Hebrew for "an alien there."} for he said, "I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land."

^{23 Ref} It happened in the course of those many days, that the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.

^{24 Ref} God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

^{25 Ref} God saw the children of Israel, and God was concerned about them.