Exodus 2

Moses is born, hidden, and adopted by Pharaoh's daughter; after killing an Egyptian taskmaster, he flees to Midian, marries Zipporah, and fathers Gershom.[6]

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Verse 3
And not and not could she she was able any longer still, again, further hide him to hide him away she took and she took for him — an ark of protective container of papyrus water-absorbing marsh-reed and coated it and she coated her with bitumen in bitumen and with pitch and with the bitumen and placed and she set in it — [direct object marker] object-marker the child the boy and placed [it] and she set among the reeds in the reed at upon the bank of edge-of the Nile the river the Yeor
וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo And not and not HC/Tn יָכְלָ֣ה 𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤄 yakhelah could she she was able HVqp3fs עוֹד֮ 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od any longer still, again, further HD הַצְּפִינ/וֹ֒ 𐤄𐤑𐤐𐤉𐤍/𐤅 hatsefino hide him to hide him away HVhc/Sp3ms וַ/תִּֽקַּֽח 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤇 vatiqach she took and she took HC/Vqw3fs ל/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for him HR/Sp3ms תֵּ֣בַת 𐤕𐤁𐤕 tevat an ark of protective container of HNcfsc גֹּ֔מֶא 𐤂𐤌𐤀 gome papyrus water-absorbing marsh-reed HNcmsa וַ/תַּחְמְרָ֥/ה 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤌𐤓/𐤄 vatachemerah and coated it and she coated her HC/Vqw3fs/Sp3fs בַ/חֵמָ֖ר 𐤁/𐤇𐤌𐤓 vachemar with bitumen in bitumen HRd/Ncmsa וּ/בַ/זָּ֑פֶת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤆𐤐𐤕 uvazafet and with pitch and with the bitumen HC/Rd/Ncfsa וַ/תָּ֤שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤌 vatasem and placed and she set HC/Vqw3fs בָּ/הּ֙ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in it HR/Sp3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/יֶּ֔לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayeled the child the boy HTd/Ncmsa וַ/תָּ֥שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤌 vatasem-2 and placed [it] and she set HC/Vqw3fs בַּ/סּ֖וּף 𐤁/𐤎𐤅𐤐 basuf among the reeds in the reed HRd/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon HR שְׂפַ֥ת 𐤔𐤐𐤕 sefat the bank of edge-of HNcfsc הַ/יְאֹֽר 𐤄/𐤉𐤀𐤓 hayeor the Nile the river the Yeor HTd/Np
Verse 5
And came down and she descended the daughter of daughter of Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh to bathe to wash at upon the Nile the river the Yeor and her attendants and her young-women were walking walking ones along upon the bank of open hand the Nile the river the Yeor and she saw and she saw [direct object marker] object-marker the basket the protective vessel among in the midst of the reeds the marsh-reed and she sent and she dispatched [direct object marker] object-marker her maidservant her female servant and took it and she took her
וַ/תֵּ֤רֶד 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤃 vatered And came down and she descended HC/Vqw3fs בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat the daughter of daughter of HNcfsc פַּרְעֹה֙ 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 pareoh Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh HNp לִ/רְחֹ֣ץ 𐤋/𐤓𐤇𐤑 lirechots to bathe to wash HR/Vqc עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon HR הַ/יְאֹ֔ר 𐤄/𐤉𐤀𐤓 hayeor the Nile the river the Yeor HTd/Np וְ/נַעֲרֹתֶ֥י/הָ 𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤄 venaaroteyha and her attendants and her young-women HC/Ncfpc/Sp3fs הֹלְכֹ֖ת 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕 holekhot were walking walking ones HVqrfpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 along upon HR יַ֣ד 𐤉𐤃 yad the bank of open hand HNcbsc הַ/יְאֹ֑ר 𐤄/𐤉𐤀𐤓 hayeor-2 the Nile the river the Yeor HTd/Np וַ/תֵּ֤רֶא 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤀 vatere and she saw and she saw HC/Vqw3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/תֵּבָה֙ 𐤄/𐤕𐤁𐤄 hatevah the basket the protective vessel HTd/Ncfsa בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe among in the midst of HR/Ncmsc הַ/סּ֔וּף 𐤄/𐤎𐤅𐤐 hasuf the reeds the marsh-reed HTd/Ncmsa וַ/תִּשְׁלַ֥ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤋𐤇 vatishelach and she sent and she dispatched HC/Vqw3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אֲמָתָ֖/הּ 𐤀𐤌𐤕/𐤄 amatah her maidservant her female servant HNcfsc/Sp3fs וַ/תִּקָּחֶֽ/הָ 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤇/𐤄 vatiqacheha and took it and she took her HC/Vqw3fs/Sp3fs
Verse 7
And said and she said his sister his sister to toward the daughter of daughter of Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh Shall I go I will go and call and I called for you — a woman woman a nursing-woman nursing woman from from the Hebrew women the Hebrew women the Iveriyot that she may nurse and she will cause to suckle for you — [direct object marker] object-marker the child the boy
וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer And said and she said HC/Vqw3fs אֲחֹת/וֹ֮ 𐤀𐤇𐤕/𐤅 achoto his sister his sister HNcfsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat the daughter of daughter of HNcfsc פַּרְעֹה֒ 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 pareoh Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh HNp הַ/אֵלֵ֗ךְ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤊 haelekhe Shall I go I will go HTi/Vqi1cs וְ/קָרָ֤אתִי 𐤅/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤉 veqarati and call and I called HC/Vqq1cs לָ/ךְ֙ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe for you HR/Sp2fs אִשָּׁ֣ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah a woman woman HNcfsa מֵינֶ֔קֶת 𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤒𐤕 meyneqet a nursing-woman nursing woman HNcfsa מִ֖ן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הָ/עִבְרִיֹּ֑ת 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 haiveriyot the Hebrew women the Hebrew women the Iveriyot HTd/Ngfpa וְ/תֵינִ֥ק 𐤅/𐤕𐤉𐤍𐤒 veteyniq that she may nurse and she will cause to suckle HC/Vhi3fs לָ֖/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe-2 for you HR/Sp2fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/יָּֽלֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayaled the child the boy HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 9
And said and she said to her — the daughter of daughter of Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh Take away cause to go [direct object marker] object-marker the child the boy this this one and nurse him and cause him to suckle for me — and I and I will give I will give [direct object marker] object-marker your wages your wages So took and she took the woman the woman the child the boy and nursed him she breastfed him
וַ/תֹּ֧אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer And said and she said HC/Vqw3fs לָ֣/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to her HR/Sp3fs בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat the daughter of daughter of HNcfsc פַּרְעֹ֗ה 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 pareoh Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh HNp הֵילִ֜יכִי 𐤄𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤉 heylikhi Take away cause to go HVhv2fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/יֶּ֤לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayeled the child the boy HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms וְ/הֵינִקִ֣/הוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤍𐤒/𐤄𐤅 veheyniqihu and nurse him and cause him to suckle HC/Vhv2fs/Sp3ms לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me HR/Sp1cs וַ/אֲנִ֖י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) and I and I HC/Pp1cs אֶתֵּ֣ן 𐤀𐤕𐤍 eten will give I will give HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo שְׂכָרֵ֑/ךְ 𐤔𐤊𐤓/𐤊 sekharekhe your wages your wages HNcmsc/Sp2fs וַ/תִּקַּ֧ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤇 vatiqach So took and she took HC/Vqw3fs הָ/אִשָּׁ֛ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa הַ/יֶּ֖לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayeled-2 the child the boy HTd/Ncmsa וַ/תְּנִיקֵֽ/הוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤒/𐤄𐤅 vateniqehu and nursed him she breastfed him HC/Vhw3fs/Sp3ms
Verse 10
And grew and he became great the child the boy and she brought him and she brought him in to the daughter of to a daughter of Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh and he became and he became to her — as a son son of and she called and she called out his name his name Moses Mosheh Mosheh and she said and she said Because for/because from from the water the waters I drew him out I drew him out
וַ/יִגְדַּ֣ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃𐤋 vayigedal And grew and he became great HC/Vqw3ms הַ/יֶּ֗לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayeled the child the boy HTd/Ncmsa וַ/תְּבִאֵ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤀/𐤄𐤅 vateviehu and she brought him and she brought him in HC/Vhw3fs/Sp3ms לְ/בַת 𐤋/𐤁𐤕 levat to the daughter of to a daughter of HR/Ncfsc פַּרְעֹ֔ה 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 pareoh Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh HNp וַֽ/יְהִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and he became and he became HC/Vqw3ms לָ֖/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to her HR/Sp3fs לְ/בֵ֑ן 𐤋/𐤁𐤍 leven Bene (Bemba) as a son son of HR/Ncmsa וַ/תִּקְרָ֤א 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤀 vatiqera and she called and she called out HC/Vqw3fs שְׁמ/וֹ֙ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo his name his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms מֹשֶׁ֔ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp וַ/תֹּ֕אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki Because for/because HC מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/מַּ֖יִם 𐤄/𐤌𐤉𐤌 hamayim Amanzi (Zulu) the water the waters HTd/Ncmpa מְשִׁיתִֽ/הוּ 𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤕/𐤄𐤅 meshitihu I drew him out I drew him out HVqp1cs/Sp3ms
Verse 11
And it came to pass and he became in those days in the days those they when had grown up and he became great Moses Mosheh Mosheh that he went out and he went out to toward his brothers his brothers and looked and he saw at their burdens in their carried-loads and he saw and he saw a man man an Egyptian Mitsrayimite man Mitseri striking the one who causes a blow a man man a Hebrew cross-over man Iveri one of his brothers from his brothers
וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/יָּמִ֣ים 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 bayamim in those days in the days HRd/Ncmpa הָ/הֵ֗ם 𐤄/𐤄𐤌 hahem those they HTd/Pp3mp וַ/יִּגְדַּ֤ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃𐤋 vayigedal when had grown up and he became great HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁה֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp וַ/יֵּצֵ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse that he went out and he went out HC/Vqw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אֶחָ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 echayv his brothers his brothers HNcmpc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּ֖רְא 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare and looked and he saw HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/סִבְלֹתָ֑/ם 𐤁/𐤎𐤁𐤋𐤕/𐤌 besivelotam at their burdens in their carried-loads HR/Ncfpc/Sp3mp וַ/יַּרְא֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare-2 and he saw and he saw HC/Vqw3ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man HNcmsa מִצְרִ֔י 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉 mitseri an Egyptian Mitsrayimite man Mitseri HNgmsa מַכֶּ֥ה 𐤌𐤊𐤄 makeh striking the one who causes a blow HVhrmsa אִישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 a man man HNcmsa עִבְרִ֖י 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉 iveri a Hebrew cross-over man Iveri HNgmsa מֵ/אֶחָֽי/ו 𐤌/𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 meechayv one of his brothers from his brothers HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms
Verse 14
And he said, and he said Who who? appointed you he placed you as a man to a man a prince ruling-chief of and a judge and judging one over us? upon us Do you intend to kill me to kill me you you are saying the one saying as as that which you killed you killed [direct object marker] object-marker the Egyptian? the Mitsrayite the Mitseri And Moses feared and he feared Moses Mosheh Mosheh and said, and he said Surely firmly so is known. has become known the matter the spoken-matter
וַ֠/יֹּאמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said, and he said HC/Vqw3ms מִ֣י 𐤌𐤉 mi Who who? HTi שָֽׂמְ/ךָ֞ 𐤔𐤌/𐤊 samekha appointed you he placed you HVqp3ms/Sp2ms לְ/אִ֨ישׁ 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤔 leish as a man to a man HR/Ncmsa שַׂ֤ר 𐤔𐤓 sar a prince ruling-chief of HNcmsa וְ/שֹׁפֵט֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤈 veshofet and a judge and judging one HC/Vqrmsa עָלֵ֔י/נוּ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 aleynu over us? upon us HR/Sp1cp הַ/לְ/הָרְגֵ֨/נִי֙ 𐤄/𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤂/𐤍𐤉 haleharegeni Do you intend to kill me to kill me HTi/R/Vqc/Sp1cs אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms אֹמֵ֔ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 omer are saying the one saying HVqrmsa כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr הָרַ֖גְתָּ 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤕 harageta you killed you killed HVqp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/מִּצְרִ֑י 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉 hamitseri the Egyptian? the Mitsrayite the Mitseri HTd/Ngmsa וַ/יִּירָ֤א 𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayira tina (Bemba) And Moses feared and he feared HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁה֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp וַ/יֹּאמַ֔ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomar and said, and he said HC/Vqw3ms אָכֵ֖ן 𐤀𐤊𐤍 akhen Surely firmly so HD נוֹדַ֥ע 𐤍𐤅𐤃𐤏 noda is known. has become known HVNp3ms הַ/דָּבָֽר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the matter the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 15
And Pharaoh heard and he heard Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh [direct object marker] object-marker this thing, the spoken-matter this, this one and he sought and he earnestly sought to kill to kill [direct object marker] object-marker Moses. Mosheh Mosheh But Moses fled and he fled swiftly Moses Mosheh Mosheh from the presence of from the presence of Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh and settled and he sat/dwelt in the land of in land Midian, Midyan Mideyan and he sat down and he sat/dwelt by upon a well. the dug well
וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֤ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 vayishema And Pharaoh heard and he heard HC/Vqw3ms פַּרְעֹה֙ 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 pareoh Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/דָּבָ֣ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar this thing, the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this, this one HTd/Pdxms וַ/יְבַקֵּ֖שׁ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤔 vayevaqesh and he sought and he earnestly sought HC/Vpw3ms לַ/הֲרֹ֣ג 𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤂 laharog to kill to kill HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo מֹשֶׁ֑ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses. Mosheh Mosheh HNp וַ/יִּבְרַ֤ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤇 vayiverach But Moses fled and he fled swiftly HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁה֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh-2 Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp מִ/פְּנֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney from the presence of from the presence of HR/Ncbpc פַרְעֹ֔ה 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 fareoh Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh HNp וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev and settled and he sat/dwelt HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/אֶֽרֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in the land of in land HR/Ncbsc מִדְיָ֖ן 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍 mideyan Midian, Midyan Mideyan HNp וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev-2 and he sat down and he sat/dwelt HC/Vqw3ms עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al by upon HR הַ/בְּאֵֽר 𐤄/𐤁𐤀𐤓 habeer a well. the dug well HTd/Ncfsa
Verse 23
And it came to pass and he became in those many days in days many the many those, they that the king of Egypt died. and he died the king of king of Egypt. the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim And the children of Israel groaned and they groaned the children of sons of Israel El-Contends Yiserael because of from the bondage, the service-labor and they cried out, and they cried out and their cry for help went up and she ascended their cry their cry-for-help to toward God the Mighty Ones because of from the bondage. the service-labor
וַ/יְהִי֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became HC/Vqw3ms בַ/יָּמִ֨ים 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 vayamim in those many days in days HRd/Ncmpa הָֽ/רַבִּ֜ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 harabim many the many HTd/Aampa הָ/הֵ֗ם 𐤄/𐤄𐤌 hahem those, they HTd/Pp3mp וַ/יָּ֨מָת֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕 vayamat that the king of Egypt died. and he died HC/Vqw3ms מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe the king of king of HNcmsc מִצְרַ֔יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt. the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp וַ/יֵּאָנְח֧וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤅 vayeanechu And the children of Israel groaned and they groaned HC/VNw3mp בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) the children of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min because of from HR הָ/עֲבֹדָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤄 haavodah the bondage, the service-labor HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יִּזְעָ֑קוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤆𐤏𐤒𐤅 vayizeaqu and they cried out, and they cried out HC/Vqw3mp וַ/תַּ֧עַל 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤋 vataal and their cry for help went up and she ascended HC/Vqw3fs שַׁוְעָתָ֛/ם 𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕/𐤌 shaveatam their cry their cry-for-help HNcfsc/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min-2 because of from HR הָ/עֲבֹדָֽה 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤄 haavodah-2 the bondage. the service-labor HTd/Ncfsa
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