bes - 2

bes@Exodus:2:1 @ And there was a certain man of the tribe of Levi, who took to wife one of the daughters of Levi.

bes@Exodus:2:2 @ And she conceived, and bore a male child; and having seen that he was fair, they hid him three months.

bes@Exodus:2:3 @ And when they could no longer hide him, his mother took for him an ark, and besmeared it with (note:)i. e. a peculiar kind, more resembling vegetable pitch(:note) bitumen, and cast the child into it, and put it in the ooze by the river.

bes@Exodus:2:4 @ And his sister was watching from a distance, to learn what would happen to him.

bes@Exodus:2:5 @ And the daughter of Pharao came down to the river to bathe; and her maids walked by the river’s side, and having seen the ark in the ooze, she sent her maid, and took it up.

bes@Exodus:2:6 @ And having opened it, she sees the babe weeping in the ark: and the daughter of Pharao had compassion on it, and said, This is one of the Hebrew’s children.

bes@Exodus:2:7 @ And his sister said to the daughter of Pharao, Wilt thou that I call to thee a nurse of the Hebrews, and shall she suckle the child for thee?

bes@Exodus:2:8 @ And the daughter of Pharao said, Go: and the young woman went, and called the mother of the child.

bes@Exodus:2:9 @ And the daughter of Pharao said to her, Take care of this child, and suckled it for me, and I will give thee the wages; and the woman took the child, and suckled it.

bes@Exodus:2:10 @ And when the boy was grown, she brought him to the daughter of Pharao, and he became her son; and she called his name, Moses, saying, I took him out of the water.

bes@Exodus:2:11 @ And it came to pass in that length of time, that Moses having grown, went out to his brethren the sons of Israel: and having noticed their distress, he sees an Egyptian smiting a certain Hebrew of his brethren the children of Israel.

bes@Exodus:2:12 @ And having looked round this way and that way, he sees no one; and he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

bes@Exodus:2:13 @ And having gone out the second day he sees two Hebrew men fighting; and he says to the injurer, Wherefore smitest thou thy neighbour?

bes@Exodus:2:14 @ And he said, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? wilt thou slay me as thou yesterday slewest the Egyptian? Then Moses was alarmed, and said, If it be thus, this matter has become known.

bes@Exodus:2:15 @ And Pharao heard this matter, and sought to slay Moses; and Moses departed from the presence of Pharao, and dwelt in the land of Madiam; and having come into the land of Madiam, he sat on the well.

bes@Exodus:2:16 @ And the priest of Madiam had seven daughters, feeding the flock of their father Jothor; and they came and drew water until they filled their pitchers, to water the flock of their father Jothor.

bes@Exodus:2:17 @ And the shepherds came, and were driving them away; and Moses rose up and rescued them, and drew water for them, and watered their sheep.

bes@Exodus:2:18 @ And they came to Raguel their father; and he said to them, Why have ye come so quickly to-day?

bes@Exodus:2:19 @ And they said, An Egyptian delivered us from the shepherds, and drew water for us and watered our sheep.

bes@Exodus:2:20 @ And he said to his daughters, And where is he? and why have ye left the man? call him therefore, that he may eat bread.

bes@Exodus:2:21 @ And Moses was established with the man, and he gave Sepphora his daughter to Moses to wife.

bes@Exodus:2:22 @ And the woman conceived and bore a son, and Moses called his name Gersam, saying, I am a sojourner in a strange land.

bes@Exodus:2:23 @ And in those days after a length of time, the king of Egypt died; and the children of Israel groaned because of their tasks, and cried, and their cry because of their tasks went up to God.

bes@Exodus:2:24 @ And God heard their groanings, and God remembered his covenant made with Abraam and Isaac and Jacob.

bes@Exodus:2:25 @ And God looked upon the children of Israel, and was made known to them.

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