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  2:1 ¶
And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took [to wife] a daughter of Levi. |
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2:1 ¶
And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took [to wife] a daughter of Levi. |
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2:2
And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he [was a] goodly [child], she hid him three months. |
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2:2
And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he [was a] goodly [child], she hid him three months. |
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2:3
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. |
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2:3
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. |
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2:4
And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. |
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2:4
And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. |
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2:5 ¶
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. |
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2:5 ¶
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. |
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2:6
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. |
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2:6
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. |
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2:7
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? |
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2:7
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? |
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2:8
And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother. |
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2:8
And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother. |
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2:9
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 woman took the child, and nursed it. |
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2:9
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 woman took the child, and nursed it. |
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2:10
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. |
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2:10
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. |
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2:11 ¶
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. |
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2:11 ¶
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. |
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2:12
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. |
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2:12
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. |
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2:13
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? |
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2:13
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? |
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2:14
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. |
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2:14
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. |
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2:15
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. |
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2:15
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. |
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2:16
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew [water], and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. |
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2:16
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew [water], and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. |
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2:17
And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. |
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2:17
And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. |
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2:18
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How [is it that] ye are come so soon to day? |
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2:18
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How [is it that] ye are come so soon to day? |
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2:19
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. |
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2:19
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. |
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2:20
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. |
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2:20
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. |
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2:21
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. |
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2:21
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. |
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2:22
And she bare [him] a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. |
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2:22
And she bare [him] a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. |
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2:23 ¶
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 Elohim by reason of the bondage. |
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2:23 ¶
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. |
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2:24
And Elohim heard their groaning, and Elohim remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. |
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2:24
And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. |
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2:25
And Elohim looked upon the children of Israel, and Elohim had respect unto [them]. |
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2:25
And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto [them]. |
