Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And there goeth
a man of the house of Levi, and he
taketh
the
daughter of Levi ,
And there went
a man of the house of Levi, and took
to
wife
a
daughter of Levi .
and the woman conceiveth
, and beareth
a son ,
and she seeth
him that he `is'
fair
, and
she hideth
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 .
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;
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 stationeth
herself
afar off, to know
what is
done to him.
And his sister stood
afar off, to wit
what would
be
done to him.
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 ,
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 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. '
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
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 ;'
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 the
daughter of
Pharaoh
saith
to her, `
Go ;'
and the virgin
goeth,
and calleth
the mother of
the
lad,
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, `
Take this lad
away, and suckle
him
for me, and I --
I
give thy hire;'
and the woman
taketh
the lad
, and suckleth
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 women
took
the child
, and nursed
it
.
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. '
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
.
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 ,
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 turneth
hither
and thither
, and seeth
that there is
no man, and
smiteth
the Egyptian, and hideth
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.
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
? '
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 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. '
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.
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.
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.
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,
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 come
and drive
them away ,
and
Moses ariseth,
and saveth
them, and watereth
their flock.
And the shepherds came
and drove
them away :
but
Moses stood
up
and helped
them, and watered
their flock.
And they come
in
to Reuel their father, and
he saith
, `Wherefore
have
ye hastened
to
come in
to -
day? '
And when
they came
to Reuel their father, he said
, How
is
it
that
ye are
come so
soon
to day?
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 ;'
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 saith
unto his daughters, `
And where `
is '
he? why `
is '
this?
--
ye left the man !
call for
him, and
he doth
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.
And Moses is
willing
to dwell with the man ,
and he giveth
Zipporah his daughter to
Moses,
And Moses was
content
to dwell with the man :
and he gave
Moses
Zipporah his daughter .
and she beareth
a son, and he calleth
his name Gershom ,
for he said, `A
sojourner
I have been 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.
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;
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 heareth
their groaning, and God remembereth
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 .
and God seeth
the sons
of Israel, and God knoweth
.
And God looked
upon
the children
of Israel, and God had
respect
unto
them
.
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