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Exodus 2

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¹ And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son. And she named him[4] Moses, and said, "Because I drew him out of the water."

² One day, after Moses had grown [into adulthood], it happened that he went to his countrymen and looked [with compassion] at their hard labors; and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his countrymen.

³ He turned to look around, and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

⁴ He went out the next day and saw two Hebrew men fighting with each other; and he said to the aggressor, "Why are you striking your friend?"

⁵ But the man said, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid and said, "Certainly this incident is known."

⁶ When[5] Pharaoh heard about this matter, he tried to kill Moses. Then Moses fled from Pharaoh's presence and took refuge in the land of[6] Midian, where he sat down by a well.

⁷ Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water [from the well where Moses was resting] and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

⁸ Then shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up and helped them and watered their flock.

⁹ When they came to[7] Reuel (Jethro) their father, he said, "How is it that you have come back so soon today?"

¹⁰ They said, "An Egyptian saved us from the shepherds. He even drew water [from the well] for us and watered the flock."

¹¹ Then he said to his daughters, "Where is he? Why have you left the man behind? Invite him to have something to eat."

¹² Moses was willing to remain with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah [to be his wife].

¹³ She gave birth to a son, and he named him Gershom (stranger); for he said, "I have been a stranger in a foreign land."

¹⁴ Now it happened after a long time [about forty years] that the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel (Jacob) groaned and sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out. And their cry for help because of their bondage[8] ascended to God.

¹⁵ So God heard their groaning and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel).

¹⁶ God saw the sons of Israel, and God took notice [of them] and was concerned about them [knowing all, understanding all, remembering all].

¹⁷ Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro (Reuel) his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb (Sinai), the mountain of God.

¹⁸ The[1] Angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing flame of fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was on fire, yet it was not consumed.

¹⁹ So Moses said, "I must turn away [from the flock] and see this great sight—why the bush is not burned up."

²⁰ When the LORD saw that he turned away [from the flock] to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here I am."

²¹ Then God said, "Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet [out of respect], because the place on which you are standing is holy ground."

²² Then He said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Then Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.

²³ The LORD said, "I have in fact seen the affliction (suffering, desolation) of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters (oppressors); for I know their pain and suffering.

²⁴ So I have come down to rescue them from the hand (power) of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a land [that is] good and spacious, to a land[2] flowing with milk and honey [a land of plenty]—to the place of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

²⁵ Now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me; and I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them.

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1	And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son. And she named him[4] Moses, and said, "Because I drew him out of the water."
2	One day, after Moses had grown [into adulthood], it happened that he went to his countrymen and looked [with compassion] at their hard labors; and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his countrymen.
3	He turned to look around, and seeing no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
4	He went out the next day and saw two Hebrew men fighting with each other; and he said to the aggressor, "Why are you striking your friend?"
5	But the man said, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid and said, "Certainly this incident is known."
6	When[5] Pharaoh heard about this matter, he tried to kill Moses. Then Moses fled from Pharaoh's presence and took refuge in the land of[6] Midian, where he sat down by a well.
7	Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water [from the well where Moses was resting] and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
8	Then shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up and helped them and watered their flock.
9	When they came to[7] Reuel (Jethro) their father, he said, "How is it that you have come back so soon today?"
10	They said, "An Egyptian saved us from the shepherds. He even drew water [from the well] for us and watered the flock."
11	Then he said to his daughters, "Where is he? Why have you left the man behind? Invite him to have something to eat."
12	Moses was willing to remain with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah [to be his wife].
13	She gave birth to a son, and he named him Gershom (stranger); for he said, "I have been a stranger in a foreign land."
14	Now it happened after a long time [about forty years] that the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel (Jacob) groaned and sighed because of the bondage, and they cried out. And their cry for help because of their bondage[8] ascended to God.
15	So God heard their groaning and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel).
16	God saw the sons of Israel, and God took notice [of them] and was concerned about them [knowing all, understanding all, remembering all].
17	Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro (Reuel) his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb (Sinai), the mountain of God.
18	The[1] Angel of the LORD appeared to him in a blazing flame of fire from the midst of a bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was on fire, yet it was not consumed.
19	So Moses said, "I must turn away [from the flock] and see this great sight—why the bush is not burned up."
20	When the LORD saw that he turned away [from the flock] to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here I am."
21	Then God said, "Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet [out of respect], because the place on which you are standing is holy ground."
22	Then He said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." Then Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.
23	The LORD said, "I have in fact seen the affliction (suffering, desolation) of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters (oppressors); for I know their pain and suffering.
24	So I have come down to rescue them from the hand (power) of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a land [that is] good and spacious, to a land[2] flowing with milk and honey [a land of plenty]—to the place of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.
25	Now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me; and I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them.

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