And a man from ^athe house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as a wife. 2 And the woman conceived and bore a son; and she saw ¹that he was ^2abeautiful, so she hid him for three months. 3 But she could not hide him any longer. So she took for him ¹an ^aark of papyrus reeds and covered it over with tar and pitch. Then she put the child into it and put it among the ^breeds by the bank of the Nile. 4 ^aAnd his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.

5 And the daughter of Pharaoh came down ^ato bathe at the Nile, with her young women walking alongside the Nile; and she saw the ¹ark among the reeds and sent her maidservant, and she took it to her. 6 Then she opened it and ¹saw the child. And behold, the ²boy was crying. And she had pity on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.” 7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call ¹a nurse for you from the Hebrew women that she may nurse the child for you?” 8 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” So the ¹girl went and called the child’s mother. 9 Then 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. 10 And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and ^ahe became her son. And she named him ¹Moses and said, “Because I ²drew him out of the water.”

11 Now it happened in those days, ^athat Moses had grown up. And he went out to his brothers and looked on their ^1bhard labors. And ^che saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers. 12 So he turned this way and that, and he saw that there was no one around. So he ^astruck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. 13 Then he went out ^athe next day, and behold, two Hebrews were struggling with each other; and he said to the ¹wicked one, “Why are you striking your companion?” 14 But he said, “^aWho made you a ¹ruler or a judge over us? Are you ²intending to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and said, “Surely the matter has become known.” 15 And Pharaoh heard of this matter, so he sought to kill Moses. But ^aMoses fled from the presence of Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, and he ¹sat down ^bby a well. 16 Now ^athe priest of Midian had seven daughters; and ^bthey came and drew water and filled the troughs to give water to their father’s flock to drink. 17 Then the shepherds came and drove them away, but ^aMoses rose up and saved them and gave water to their flock to drink. 18 Then they came to ^aReuel their father, and he said, “Why have you come back so soon today?” 19 So they said, “An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he actually even drew the water for us and gave water to the flock to drink.” 20 And he said to his daughters, “Where is he then? Why is it that you have left the man behind? Call him so that he may eat bread.” 21 ^aAnd Moses was willing to settle down with the man, and he gave his daughter ^bZipporah to Moses. 22 Then she gave birth to ^aa son, and he named him ¹Gershom, for he said, “I have been ^ba ²sojourner in a foreign land.”

23 Now it happened in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel ^asighed because of the slavery, and they cried out; and ^btheir cry for help because of their slavery rose up to God. 24 So ^aGod heard their groaning; and God remembered ^bHis covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 25 ^aAnd God saw the sons of Israel, and God knew them.

Now a man from ^athe house of Levi went and ¹married a daughter of Levi. 2 And the woman conceived and gave birth to a son; and when she saw ¹that he was ^2abeautiful, she hid him for three months. 3 But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a ^apapyrus ¹basket and covered it with tar and pitch. Then she put the child in it and set it among the ^breeds by the bank of the Nile. 4 ^aAnd his sister stood at a distance to ¹find out what would ²happen to him.

5 Now the daughter of Pharaoh came down ^ato bathe at the Nile, with her female attendants walking alongside the Nile; and she saw the ¹basket among the reeds and sent her slave woman, and she brought it to her. 6 When she opened it, she ¹saw the child, and behold, the boy was crying. And she had pity on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.” 7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call a woman for you who is nursing from the Hebrew women, so that she may nurse the child for you?” 8 Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go ahead.” So the girl went and called the child’s mother. 9 Then 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. 10 And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter and ^ahe became her son. And she named him ¹Moses, and said, “Because I drew him out of the water.”

11 Now it came about in those days, ^awhen Moses had grown up, that he went out to his ¹fellow Hebrews and looked at their ^2bhard labors; and ^che saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his ³fellow Hebrews. 12 So he ¹looked this way and that, and when he saw that there was no one around, he ^astruck and killed the Egyptian, and hid ²his body in the sand. 13 Now he went out ^athe next day, and behold, two Hebrews were ¹fighting with each other; and he said to the ²offender, “Why are you striking your companion?” 14 But he said, “^aWho made you a ¹ruler and a judge over us? Do you ²intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and said, “Surely the matter has become known!”

15 When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he tried to kill Moses. But ^aMoses fled from the presence of Pharaoh and ¹settled in the land of Midian, and he sat down ^bby a well.

16 Now ^athe priest of Midian had seven daughters; and ^bthey came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. 17 Then the shepherds came and drove them away, but ^aMoses stood up and helped them and watered their flock. 18 When they came to their father ^aReuel, he said, “Why have you come back so soon today?” 19 They said, “An Egyptian saved us from ¹the shepherds, and what is more, he even drew water for us and watered the flock.” 20 So he said to his daughters, “Where is he then? Why is it that you have left the man behind? Invite him ¹to have something to eat.” 21 And ^aMoses was willing to live with the man. And he gave his daughter ^bZipporah to Moses. 22 Then she gave birth to ^aa son, and he named him ¹Gershom, for he said, “I have been ^ba stranger in a foreign land.”

23 Now it came about in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel ^agroaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and ^btheir cry for help because of their bondage ascended to God. 24 So ^aGod heard their groaning; and God remembered ^bHis covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 25 And ^aGod saw the sons of Israel, and God ¹took notice of them.