A manאִישׁfrom the houseמִבֵּיתof Leviלֵוִיwentוַיֵּלֶךְand tookוַיִּקַּחa daughterאֶת בַּתof Levi.לֵוִי
The womanהָאִשָּׁהconceivedוַתַּהַרand boreוַתֵּלֶדa son,בֵּןand when she sawוַתֵּרֶאhim,אֹתוֹthatכִּיheהוּאwas beautiful,טוֹבshe hid himוַתִּצְפְּנֵהוּthreeשְׁלֹשָׁהmonths.יְרָחִים
When she couldוְ יָכְלָהnoלֹאlongerעוֹדhide him,הַצְּפִינוֹshe tookוַתִּקַּחfor himלוֹan arkתֵּבַתof papyrus,גֹּמֶאcoated itוַתַּחְמְרָהwith bitumenבַחֵמָרand with pitch,וּבַזָּפֶתputוַתָּשֶׂםthe childאֶת הַיֶּלֶדin it,בָּהּand set itוַתָּשֶׂםamong the reedsבַּסּוּףon the bankעַל שְׂפַתof the Nile.הַיְאֹר
His sisterאֲחֹתוֹstationed herselfוַתֵּתַצַּבat a distanceמֵרָחֹקto find outלְדֵעָהwhatמַהwould be doneיֵּעָשֶׂהto him.לוֹ
The daughterבַּתof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהcame downוַתֵּרֶדto batheלִרְחֹץatעַלthe Nile,הַיְאֹרwhile her young womenוְנַעֲרֹתֶיהָwere walkingהֹלְכֹתbesideעַל יַדthe Nile.הַיְאֹרShe sawוַתֵּרֶאthe arkאֶת הַתֵּבָהamongבְּתוֹךְthe reedsהַסּוּףand sentוַתִּשְׁלַחher maid,אֶת אֲמָתָהּand she took it.וַתִּקָּחֶהָ
She opened itוַתִּפְתַּחand sawוַתִּרְאֵhim,הוּthe child,אֶת הַיֶּלֶדand look,וְהִנֵּהa boyנַעַרcrying!בֹּכֶהShe had pityוַתַּחְמֹלon himעָלָיוand said,וַתֹּאמֶר“Thisזֶהis one of the childrenמִיַּלְדֵיof the Hebrews.”הָעִבְרִים
His sisterאֲחֹתוֹsaidוַתֹּאמֶרto the daughterאֶל בַּתof Pharaoh,פַּרְעֹה“Shall I goהַאֵלֵךְand callוְקָרָאתִיfor youלָךְa nursingמֵינֶקֶתwomanאִשָּׁהfromמִןthe Hebrew womenהָעִבְרִיֹּתto nurseוְתֵינִקthe childאֶת הַיָּלֶדfor you?”לָךְ
The daughterבַּתof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהsaidוַתֹּאמֶרto her,לָהּ“Go.”לֵכִיSo the young womanהָעַלְמָהwentוַתֵּלֶךְand calledוַתִּקְרָאthe motherאֶת אֵםof the child.הַיָּלֶד
The daughterבַּתof Pharaohפַּרְעֹהsaidוַתֹּאמֶרto her,לָהּ“Takeהֵילִיכִיthisהַזֶּהchildאֶת הַיֶּלֶדand nurse himוְהֵינִקִהוּfor me,לִיand Iוַאֲנִיwill give youאֶתֵּןyour wages.”אֶת שְׂכָרֵךְSo the womanהָאִשָּׁהtookוַתִּקַּחthe childהַיֶּלֶדand nursed him.וַתְּנִיקֵהוּ
When the childהַיֶּלֶדgrew up,וַיִגְדַּלshe brought himוַתְּבִאֵהוּto the daughterלְבַתof Pharaoh,פַּרְעֹהand he becameוַיְהִיherלָהּson.לְבֵןShe namedוַתִּקְרָאhimוֹMoses,מֹשֶׁהand said,וַתֹּאמֶר“BecauseכִּיI drew himמְשִׁיתִהוּout ofמִןthe water.”הַמַּיִם
In thoseהָהֵםdays,וַיְהִי בַּיָּמִיםwhen Mosesמֹשֶׁהhad grown up,וַיִּגְדַּלhe went outוַיֵּצֵאto his brothersאֶל אֶחָיוand sawוַיַּרְאtheir burdens.בְּסִבְלֹתָםHe sawוַיַּרְאan Egyptianאִישׁ מִצְרִיstrikingמַכֶּהa Hebrew,אִישׁ עִבְרִיone of his brothers.מֵאֶחָיו
He lookedוַיִּפֶןthis wayכֹּהand that,וָכֹהand when he sawוַיַּרְאthatכִּיthere was noאֵיןone,אִישׁhe struckוַיַּךְthe Egyptianאֶת הַמִּצְרִיand hid himוַיִּטְמְנֵהוּin the sand.בַּחוֹל
He went outוַיֵּצֵאthe next day,בַּיּוֹם הַשֵּׁנִיand look,וְהִנֵּהtwoשְׁנֵיHebrewעִבְרִיםmenאֲנָשִׁיםwere fighting.נִצִּיםAnd he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto the wicked one,לָרָשָׁע“Whyלָמָּהare you strikingתַכֶּהyour companion?”רֵעֶךָ
He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whoמִיmade youשָׂמְךָa man,לְאִישׁa rulerשַׂרand judgeוְשֹׁפֵטover us?עָלֵינוּAre youהַ אַתָּהthinkingאֹמֵרof killing meלְהָרְגֵנִיasכַּאֲשֶׁרyou killedהָרַגְתָּthe Egyptian?”אֶת הַמִּצְרִיThen Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהwas afraidיִּירָאand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Surelyאָכֵןthe thingהַדָּבָרis known.”נוֹדַע
When Pharaohפַּרְעֹהheardוַיִּשְׁמַעof thisהַזֶּהthing,אֶת הַדָּבָרhe soughtוַיְבַקֵּשׁto killלַהֲרֹגMoses.אֶת מֹשֶׁהBut MosesמֹשֶׁהfledוַיִּבְרַחfromמִפְּנֵיPharaohפַרְעֹהand settledוַיֵּשֶׁבin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Midian;מִדְיָןand he sat downוַיֵּשֶׁבbyעַלthe well.הַבְּאֵר
The priestוּלְכֹהֵןof Midianמִדְיָןhad sevenשֶׁבַעdaughters.בָּנוֹתThey cameוַתָּבֹאנָהand drew waterוַתִּדְלֶנָהand filledוַתְּמַלֶּאנָהthe troughsאֶת הָרְהָטִיםto waterלְהַשְׁקוֹתthe flockצֹאןof their father.אֲבִיהֶן
But the shepherdsוַ הָרֹעִיםcameיָּבֹאוּand drove them away.וַיְגָרְשׁוּםThen Mosesוַ מֹשֶׁהstood upיָּקָםand saved themוַיּוֹשִׁעָןand wateredוַיַּשְׁקְtheir flock.אֶת צֹאנָם
When they cameוַתָּבֹאנָהto Reuelאֶל רְעוּאֵלtheir father,אֲבִיהֶןhe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whyמַדּוּעַhave you comeבֹּאso quicklyמִהַרְתֶּןtoday?”הַיּוֹם
They said,וַתֹּאמַרְןָ“An Egyptian manאִישׁ מִצְרִיrescued usהִצִּילָנוּfrom the handמִיַּדof the shepherds,הָרֹעִיםand he evenוְגַםdrew waterדָּלֹה דָלָהfor usלָנוּand wateredוַיַּשְׁקְthe flock.”אֶת הַצֹּאן
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto his daughters,אֶל בְּנֹתָיו“And whereוְאַיּis he?וֹWhyלָמָּהis it thatזֶּהyou leftעֲזַבְתֶּןthe man?אֶת הָאִישׁCallקִרְאֶןhimלוֹso that he may eatוְיֹאכַלbread.”לָחֶם
Mosesמֹשֶׁהagreedוַיּוֹאֶלto liveלָשֶׁבֶתwithאֶתthe man,הָאִישׁand he gaveוַיִּתֵּןZipporahאֶת צִפֹּרָהhis daughterבִתּוֹto Moses.לְמֹשֶׁה
She boreוַתֵּלֶדa son,בֵּןand he namedוַיִּקְרָאhimאֶת שְׁמוֹGershom,גֵּרְשֹׁםforכִּיhe said,אָמַר“I have beenהָיִיתִיa resident alienגֵּרin a foreignנָכְרִיָּהland.”בְּאֶרֶץ
Duringוַיְהִי בַthoseהָהֵםmanyרַבִּיםdaysיָּמִים הָthe kingמֶלֶךְof Egyptמִצְרַיִםdied.וַיָּמָתThe sonsבְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלgroanedוַיֵּאָנְחוּbecause ofמִןthe bondageהָעֲבֹדָהand cried out,וַיִּזְעָקוּand their cry for helpשַׁוְעָתָםwent upוַתַּעַלtoאֶלElohimהָאֱלֹהִיםbecause ofמִןthe bondage.הָעֲבֹדָה
Elohimאֱלֹהִיםheardוַיִּשְׁמַעtheir groaning,אֶת נַאֲקָתָםand Elohimאֱלֹהִיםrememberedוַיִּזְכֹּרhis covenantאֶת בְּרִיתוֹwith Abraham,אֶת אַבְרָהָםwith Isaac,אֶת יִצְחָקand with Jacob.וְאֶת יַעֲקֹב
Elohimאֱלֹהִיםsawוַיַּרְאthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand Elohimאֱלֹהִיםknew.וַיֵּדַע