Exodus 2 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 After these things, a man from the house of Levi went out, and he took a wife from his own stock. Now a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman. Now a man of the tribe of Levi married a Levite woman,
2 And she conceived and bore a son. And seeing him to be handsome, she hid him for three months. The woman conceived and bore a son, and when she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months. and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months.
3 And when she was no longer able to hide him, she took a small basket woven of bulrushes, and she smeared it with pitch as well as tar. And she placed the little infant inside, and she laid him in the sedges by the bank of the river. When she could hide him no longer, she took for him a basket made of bulrushes and daubed it with bitumen and pitch. She put the child in it and placed it among the reeds by the river bank. But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
4 His sister was standing at a distance and was wondering what would happen. And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him. His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
5 Then, behold, the daughter of Pharaoh descended to wash in the river. And her maids walked along the edge of the cove. And when she had seen the small basket among the papyruses, she sent one of her servants for it. And when it was brought, Now the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, while her young women walked beside the river. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her servant woman, and she took it. Then Pharaoh’s daughter went down to the Nile to bathe, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her female slave to get it.
6 she opened it; and realizing that within it was a little one crying, she took pity on him, and she said: “This is one of the infants of the Hebrews.” When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby was crying. She took pity on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.” She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This is one of the Hebrew babies,” she said.
7 And the sister of the boy said to her: “If you wish, I will go and call to you a Hebrew woman, who will be able nurse the infant.” Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?” Then his sister asked Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?”
8 She responded, “Go.” The maid went directly and called her mother. And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” So the girl went and called the child’s mother. “Yes, go,” she answered. So the girl went and got the baby’s mother.
9 And the daughter of Pharaoh said to her: “Take this boy and nurse him for me. I will give you your wages.” The woman took and nursed the boy. And when he was mature, she delivered him to the daughter of Pharaoh. And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him. Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.” So the woman took the baby and nursed him.
10 And she adopted him in place of a son, and she called his name Moses, saying, “Because I took him from the water.” When the child grew older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, “Because,” she said, “I drew him out of the water.” When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, “I drew him out of the water.”
11 In those days, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers. And he saw their affliction and an Egyptian man striking a certain one of the Hebrews, his brothers. One day, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and looked on their burdens, and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people. One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were and watched them at their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
12 And when he had looked around this way and that, and had seen no one nearby, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. He looked this way and that, and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. Looking this way and that and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
13 And going out the next day, he spotted two Hebrews quarrelling violently. And he said to him who was causing the injury, “Why do you strike your neighbor?” When he went out the next day, behold, two Hebrews were struggling together. And he said to the man in the wrong, “Why do you strike your companion?” The next day he went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you hitting your fellow Hebrew?”
14 But he responded: “Who appointed you as leader and judge over us? Do you want to kill me, just as yesterday you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was afraid, and he said, “How has this word become known?” He answered, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid, and thought, “Surely the thing is known.” The man said, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “What I did must have become known.”
15 And Pharaoh heard this talk, and he sought to kill Moses. But fleeing from his sight, he stayed in the land of Midian, and he sat down next to a well. When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian. And he sat down by a well. When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian, where he sat down by a well.
16 Now there was a priest of Midian with seven daughters, who came to draw water. And having filled the troughs, they desired to water their father’s flocks. 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 a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.
17 The shepherds overcame them and drove them away. And Moses rose up, and defending the girls, he watered their sheep. The shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up and saved them, and watered their flock. Some shepherds came along and drove them away, but Moses got up and came to their rescue and watered their flock.
18 And when they had returned to their father, Reuel, he said to them, “Why have you arrived sooner than usual?” When they came home to their father Reuel, he said, “How is it that you have come home so soon today?” When the girls returned to Reuel their father, he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?”
19 They responded: “A man of Egypt freed us from the hands of the shepherds. Moreover, he also drew water with us and gave the sheep to drink.” They said, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds and even drew water for us and watered the flock.” They answered, “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock.”
20 But he said: “Where is he? Why have you dismissed the man? Call him, so that he may eat bread.” He said to his daughters, “Then where is he? Why have you left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.” “And where is he?” Reuel asked his daughters. “Why did you leave him? Invite him to have something to eat.”
21 Therefore, Moses swore that he would live with him. And he accepted his daughter Zipporah as a wife. And Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah. Moses agreed to stay with the man, who gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.
22 And she bore a son to him, whom he called Gershom, saying, “I have been a newcomer in a foreign land.” In truth, she bore another, whom he called Eliezer, saying, “For the God of my father, my helper, has rescued me from the hand of Pharaoh.” She gave birth to a son, and he called his name Gershom, for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land.” Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”
23 In truth, after a long time, the king of Egypt was dead. And the sons of Israel, groaning, cried out because of the works. And their cry ascended to God from the works. During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. During that long period, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God.
24 And he heard their groaning, and he also remembered the covenant which he formed with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob.
25 And the Lord looked with favor on the sons of Israel, and he knew them. God saw the people of Israel—and God knew. So God looked on the Israelites and was concerned about them.
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