Exodus Chapter 2

Exodus Chapter 2
1 Then there went a man of the house of
Levi, and took to wife a daughter of
Levi,
2 And the woman conceived and bear a
son: and when she saw that he was fair,
she hid him three months.
3 But when she could no longer hide
him, she took for him an ark made of
reed, and daubed it with slime and with
pitch, and laid the child therein, and put
it among the bulrushes by the river’s
brink.
4 Now his sister stood afar off, to wit
what would come of him. 5 Then the
daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash
her in the river, and her maidens walked
by the river’s side: and when she saw
the ark among the bulrushes, she sent her
maid to fetch it.
6 Then she opened it, and saw it was a
child: and behold, the babe wept: so she
had compassion on it, and said, This is
one of the Hebrew’s children. 7 Then
said his sister unto Pharaoh’s daughter,
Shall I go and call unto thee a nurse of
the Hebrew women to nurse thee the
child?
8 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her,
Go. So the maid went and called the
child’s mother,
9 To whom Pharaoh’s daughter said,
Take this child away, and nurse it for
me, and I will reward thee. Then the
woman took the child and nursed him. 10
Now the child grew, and she brought
him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he was
as her son, and she called his name
Moses, because, said she, I drew him
out of the water.
11 And in those days, when Moses was
grown, he went forth unto his brethren,
and looked on their burdens: also he saw
an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew one of
his brethren.
12 And he looked round about, and when
he saw no man, he slew the Egyptian,
and hid him in the sand.
13 Again he came forth the second day,
and behold, two Hebrews strove: and he
said unto him that did the wrong,
Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
14 And he answered, Who made thee a
man of authority, and a judge over us?
Thinkest thou to kill me, as thou killest
the Egyptian? Then Moses feared and
said, Certainly this thing is known.
15 Now Pharaoh heard this matter, and
sought to slay Moses: therefore Moses
fled from Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land
of Midian, and he sat down by a well.
16 And the priest of Midian had seven
daughters, which came and drew water,
and filled the troughs, for to water their
father’s sheep. 17 Then the shepherds
came and drove them away: but Moses
rose up and defended them, and watered
their sheep.
18 And when they came to Reuel their
father, he said, How are ye come so
soon today?
19 And they said, A man of Egypt
delivered us from the hand of the
shepherds, and also drew us water
enough, and watered the sheep. 20 Then
he said unto his daughters, And where is
he? Why have ye so left the man? Call
him that he may eat bread.
21 And Moses agreed to dwell with the
man: who gave unto Moses Zipporah his
daughter:
22 And she bear a son, whose name he
called Gershom: for he said, I have been
a stranger in a strange land.
23 Then in process of time, the king of
Egypt died, and the children of Israel
sighed for the bondage and cried: and
their cry for the bondage came up unto
God.
24 Then God heard their moan, and God
remembered his covenant with Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob.
25 So God looked upon the children of
Israel, and God had respect unto them.