Thematic Bible

Exodus 2:1

And there went a man of the house of Levi, - and took a laughter of Levi.

Exodus 2:2

And the woman conceived and bare a son, - and she saw him, that he was a goodly child, so she hid him three months.

Exodus 2:3

And when she could no longer hide him, she took for him an ark of paper-reed, and covered it over with bitumen, and with pitch, - and put therein the child, and laid it among the rushes upon the bank of the river.

Exodus 2:4

Then did his sister station herself at a distance, - to see what would be done to him.

Exodus 2:5

So then the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe by the river, and her, maidens, were walking by the side of the river, - when she saw the ark in the midst of the rushes, and sent her handmaid, and fetched it.

Exodus 2:6

And she opened and beheld it - even the child, and lo! a boy weeping, - so she took pity on him, and said, Of the children of the Hebrews, is this.

Exodus 2:7

Then said his sister unto Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call thee a nurse, of the Hebrew women, - that she may nurse for thee the child?

Exodus 2:8

And Pharaoh's daughter said to her - Go. So the maid went, and called the mother of the child.

Exodus 2:9

And Pharaoh's daughter said to her - Take this child, and nurse it for me, and, I, will give thee thy wages. So the woman took the child, and nursed it.

Exodus 2:10

And the child grew, and she brought him in to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, and said - For out of the water, I drew him.

Exodus 2:11

And it came to pass in those days when Moses grew up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens, - and saw, an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew - of his brethren,

Exodus 2:12

So he turned this way and that, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

Exodus 2:13

And he went out on the second day, and lo! two Hebrews, striving together, - so he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore shouldest thou smite thy fellow?

Exodus 2:14

And he said - Who hath set thee for a chief and a judge over us? To slay me, art thou thinking, as thou didst slay the Egyptian? Then was Moses afraid, and said - Surely the thing is, known!

Exodus 2:15

So Pharaoh heard this thing, and sought to slay Moses, - and Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian and sat down by the well.

Exodus 2:16

Now, the priest of Midian, had seven daughters, - and they came and drew and filled the troughs, to water their fathers flock.

Exodus 2:17

Then came the shepherds, and drave them away, - so Moses rose up, and succoured them, and watered their flock,

Exodus 2:18

Then came they in unto Reuel their father, - and he said, Wherefore have ye so early come in to-day?

Exodus 2:19

And they said, An Egyptian, delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, - Moreover also he drew, for us, and watered the flock.

Exodus 2:20

And he said unto his daughters - And where is he? wherefore is it that ye left the man? Call him that he may eat bread.

Exodus 2:21

And Moses was well-pleased to dwell with the man, - and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.

Exodus 2:22

And she bare a son, and he called his name Gershom, - for he said, A, sojourner, I am, in a strange land.

Exodus 2:23

And it came to pass, during those many days, that the king of Egypt died, and the sons of Israel sighed by reason of the servitude and lamented, - and their cry for help went up to God, by reason of the servitude.

Exodus 2:24

And God heard their groaning, - and God remembered his covenant, with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob;

Exodus 2:25

so then, God looked upon the sons of Israel, - and God regarded.