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Youngs Literal Translation |
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| 2:1 | And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. | And there goeth a man of the house of Levi, and he taketh the daughter of Levi, |
| 2:2 | And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. | and the woman conceiveth, and beareth a son, and she seeth him that he `is' fair, and she hideth him three months, |
| 2:3 | 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. | 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 `it' in the weeds by the edge of the River; |
| 2:4 | And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. | and his sister stationeth herself afar off, to know what is done to him. |
| 2:5 | 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. | 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, |
| 2:6 | 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. | and openeth, and seeth him -- the lad, and lo, a child weeping! and she hath pity on him, and saith, `This is `one' of the Hebrews' children.' |
| 2:7 | 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? | 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;' |
| 2:8 | And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid 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, |
| 2:9 | 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. | 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. |
| 2:10 | And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name |
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.' |
| 2:11 | 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. | 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, `one' of his brethren, |
| 2:12 | 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. | and he turneth hither and thither, and seeth that there is no man, and smiteth the Egyptian, and hideth him in the sand. |
| 2:13 | 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? | 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?' |
| 2:14 | And he said, Who made thee |
and he saith, `Who set thee for a head and a judge over us? to slay me art thou saying `it', as thou hast slain the Egyptian?' and Moses feareth, and saith, `Surely the thing hath been known.' |
| 2:15 | 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 |
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. |
| 2:16 | Now the |
And to a priest of Midian `are' seven daughters, and they come and draw, and fill the troughs, to water the flock of their father, |
| 2:17 | And the 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. |
| 2:18 | And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day? | And they come in to Reuel their father, and he saith, `Wherefore have ye hastened to come in to-day?' |
| 2:19 | 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. | 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;' |
| 2:20 | 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. | and he saith unto his daughters, `And where `is' he? why `is' this? -- ye left the man! call for him, and he doth eat bread.' |
| 2:21 | And 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, |
| 2:22 | And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. | and she beareth a son, and he calleth his name Gershom, for he said, `A sojourner I have been in a strange land.' |
| 2:23 | And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of |
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; |
| 2:24 | And God heard their groaning, and God 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; |
| 2:25 | And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God |
and God seeth the sons of Israel, and God knoweth. |