The basket in the reeds
Now a man from the house of Levi married a woman from Levi's family. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw what a beautiful child he was, she hid him for three months. When she couldn't hide him any longer, she made him an ark of bulrushes, coated it with slime and pitch, put the child inside, and laid it among the reeds by the riverbank. His sister stood some distance away to see what would happen to him. Pharaoh's daughter came down to bathe at the river while her young women walked along the bank. She spotted the ark among the reeds and sent her servant to fetch it. She opened it and saw the child — the baby was crying. She had compassion on him and said, 'This is one of the Hebrew children.' Then his sister asked Pharaoh's daughter, 'Want me to go and find a Hebrew woman to nurse the child for you?' 'Go,' Pharaoh's daughter said. So the girl went and called the child's own mother. Pharaoh's daughter told her, 'Take this child and nurse him for me, and I'll pay you.' So the woman took her son and nursed him. When the child grew older, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, 'Because I drew him out of the water.'
And a man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as a wife. And the woman conceived and had a son. And when she saw he was a fine child, she hid him three months. And when she couldn't hide him any longer, she took a basket of papyrus for him and covered it with tar and pitch. And she put the child in it and laid it in the reeds by the river's edge. And his sister stood a way off to know what would happen to him. And Pharaoh's daughter came down to wash at the river, and her young women walked along by the riverside. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her servant to get it. And when she'd opened it, she saw the child. And look — the baby was crying. And she felt for him and said: This is one of the Hebrews' children. Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter: Should I go and call you a nurse from the Hebrew women, so she can nurse the child for you? And Pharaoh's daughter said to her: Go. And the girl went and called the child's mother. And Pharaoh's daughter said to her: Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I'll pay you. And the woman took the child and nursed him. And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he was her son. And she called his name Moses, because she said: I pulled him out of the water.
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.
Now a man from the house of Levi married a woman from Levi's family.
And a man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as a wife.
And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw what a beautiful child he was, she hid him for three months.
And the woman conceived and had a son. And when she saw he was a fine child, she hid him three months.
And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
When she couldn't hide him any longer, she made him an ark of bulrushes, coated it with slime and pitch, put the child inside, and laid it among the reeds by the riverbank.
And when she couldn't hide him any longer, she took a basket of papyrus for him and covered it with tar and pitch. And she put the child in it and laid it in the reeds by the river's edge.
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.
His sister stood some distance away to see what would happen to him.
And his sister stood a way off to know what would happen to him.
And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
Pharaoh's daughter came down to bathe at the river while her young women walked along the bank. She spotted the ark among the reeds and sent her servant to fetch it.
And Pharaoh's daughter came down to wash at the river, and her young women walked along by the riverside. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her servant to get it.
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.
She opened it and saw the child — the baby was crying. She had compassion on him and said, 'This is one of the Hebrew children.'
And when she'd opened it, she saw the child. And look — the baby was crying. And she felt for him and said: This is one of the Hebrews' children.
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 his sister asked Pharaoh's daughter, 'Want me to go and find a Hebrew woman to nurse the child for you?'
Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter: Should I go and call you a nurse from the Hebrew women, so she can nurse the child for you?
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?
'Go,' Pharaoh's daughter said. So the girl went and called the child's own mother.
And Pharaoh's daughter said to her: Go. And the girl went and called the child's mother.
And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.
Pharaoh's daughter told her, 'Take this child and nurse him for me, and I'll pay you.' So the woman took her son and nursed him.
And Pharaoh's daughter said to her: Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I'll pay you. And the woman took the child and nursed him.
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.
When the child grew older, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, 'Because I drew him out of the water.'
And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he was her son. And she called his name Moses, because she said: I pulled him out of the water.
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.
Moses runs to Midian
Years later, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his fellow Hebrews and saw the burdens they were carrying. He saw an Egyptian beating one of them. Moses looked both ways, saw nobody around, killed the Egyptian and buried him in the sand. The next day he went out again and saw two Hebrew men fighting. He said to the one in the wrong, 'Why are you belting your mate?' The man shot back, 'Who made you ruler and judge over us? Planning to kill me like you killed that Egyptian?' Moses was frightened. 'Right,' he thought, 'people know about it.' When Pharaoh heard what had happened, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses did a runner from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside 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. Some shepherds came and drove the women away, but Moses got up, came to their defence and watered their flock. When they returned to Reuel their father, he asked, 'How'd you get back so quickly today?' They said, 'An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew the water for us and watered the flock.' 'So where is he?' their father asked. 'Why'd you leave the man out there? Go get him and invite him in for a feed.' Moses agreed to stay with the man, and Reuel gave him his daughter Zipporah as his wife. She gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, 'I've been a stranger in a foreign land.'
And in those days, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers and looked at their loads. And he saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers. And he looked this way and that, and when he saw nobody was there, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. And when he went out the second day, there were two men of the Hebrews fighting. And he said to the one who did wrong: Why are you hitting your mate? And he said: Who made you a leader and a judge over us? Are you going to kill me the way you killed the Egyptian? And Moses was frightened and said: This thing is known for sure. Now when Pharaoh heard about it, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses ran from Pharaoh and lived 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 off. But Moses got up and helped them and watered their flock. And when they came to Reuel their father, he said: How is it you've come back so early today? And they said: An Egyptian rescued us out of the hand of the shepherds. And he drew enough water for us too and watered the flock. And he said to his daughters: And where is he? Why have you left the man? Call him, so he can eat bread. And Moses was happy to stay with the man. And he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah. And she had a son, and he called his name Gershom. Because he said: I've been a stranger in a strange land.
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.
Years later, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his fellow Hebrews and saw the burdens they were carrying. He saw an Egyptian beating one of them.
And in those days, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers and looked at their loads. And he saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.
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.
Moses looked both ways, saw nobody around, killed the Egyptian and buried him in the sand.
And he looked this way and that, and when he saw nobody was there, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
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.
The next day he went out again and saw two Hebrew men fighting. He said to the one in the wrong, 'Why are you belting your mate?'
And when he went out the second day, there were two men of the Hebrews fighting. And he said to the one who did wrong: Why are you hitting your mate?
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?
The man shot back, 'Who made you ruler and judge over us? Planning to kill me like you killed that Egyptian?' Moses was frightened. 'Right,' he thought, 'people know about it.'
And he said: Who made you a leader and a judge over us? Are you going to kill me the way you killed the Egyptian? And Moses was frightened and said: This thing is known for sure.
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.
When Pharaoh heard what had happened, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses did a runner from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.
Now when Pharaoh heard about it, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses ran from Pharaoh and lived in the land of Midian. And he sat down by a well.
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.
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
Some shepherds came and drove the women away, but Moses got up, came to their defence and watered their flock.
And the shepherds came and drove them off. But Moses got up and helped them and watered their flock.
And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
When they returned to Reuel their father, he asked, 'How'd you get back so quickly today?'
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said: How is it you've come back so early today?
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?
They said, 'An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew the water for us and watered the flock.'
And they said: An Egyptian rescued us out of the hand of the shepherds. And he drew enough water for us too and watered the flock.
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.
'So where is he?' their father asked. 'Why'd you leave the man out there? Go get him and invite him in for a feed.'
And he said to his daughters: And where is he? Why have you left the man? Call him, so he can eat bread.
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.
Moses agreed to stay with the man, and Reuel gave him his daughter Zipporah as his wife.
And Moses was happy to stay with the man. And he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah.
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
She gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, 'I've been a stranger in a foreign land.'
And she had a son, and he called his name Gershom. Because he said: I've been a stranger in a strange land.
And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
God hears their groaning
A long time passed, and the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their slavery and cried out, and their cry rose up to God because of their slavery. God heard their groaning and remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God looked on the Israelites, and God knew.
And after a long time the king of Egypt died. And the people of Israel groaned because of the work, and they cried out. And their cry came up to God because of the work. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob. And God looked at the people of Israel, and God took notice of them.
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.
A long time passed, and the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their slavery and cried out, and their cry rose up to God because of their slavery.
And after a long time the king of Egypt died. And the people of Israel groaned because of the work, and they cried out. And their cry came up to God because of the work.
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.
God heard their groaning and remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob.
And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
God looked on the Israelites, and God knew.
And God looked at the people of Israel, and God took notice of them.
And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.