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16 The preast of Madian had. vij. doughters which came ad d rew water and fylled the troughes, for to water their fathers shepe. 17 And the shepardes came and drove them awaye: But Moses stode vp and helped them and waterd their shepe. 18 And when they came to Raguel their father, he sayde: how happeneth it that ye are come so soone to daye? 19 And they answerede there was an Egiptia that delyuered vs fro the shepardes, and also drewe vs water and waterd the shepe. 20 And he sayde vnto his doughters: where is he? why haue ye lefte the man? Goo call him that he maye eate bread. 21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man. And he gaue Moses Zipora his doughter 22 which bare a sonne, ad he called him Gerson: for he sayde. I haue bene a straunger in a straunge lande. 23 And she bare yet another sonne, whom he called Elieser sayng: the God of my father is myne helper, and hath rid me out of the handes of Pharao.And it chaunced in processe of tyme, that the kinge of Egipte dyed, and the childern of Israel syghed by the reason of laboure and cryed. 24 And their complaynt came vp vnto God from the laboure. And God remembred his promise with Abraham, Isaac ad Iacob. 25 And God loked apon the children of Israel and knewe them. Exodus 2:16-25, Tyndale Bible of 1526. Public domain.
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