Verse 1
Exodus 2:1
New Living Translation
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About this time, a man and woman from the tribe of Levi got married.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּ֥לֶךְ אִ֖ישׁ מִ/בֵּ֣ית לֵוִ֑י וַ/יִּקַּ֖ח אֶת בַּת לֵוִֽי
English Translation
And a man went from the house of Levi and took a daughter of Levi.
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Chapter 2 Context
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About this time, a man and woman from the tribe of Levi got married.
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The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She saw that he was a special baby and kept him h...
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But when she could no longer hide him, she got a basket made of papyrus reeds and waterproofed it wi...
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The baby’s sister then stood at a distance, watching to see what would happen to him.
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Soon Pharaoh’s daughter came down to bathe in the river, and her attendants walked along the riverba...
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When the princess opened it, she saw the baby. The little boy was crying, and she felt sorry for him...
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Then the baby’s sister approached the princess. “Should I go and find one of the Hebrew women to nur...
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“Yes, do!” the princess replied. So the girl went and called the baby’s mother.
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“Take this baby and nurse him for me,” the princess told the baby’s mother. “I will pay you for your...
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Later, when the boy was older, his mother brought him back to Pharaoh’s daughter, who adopted him as...
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Many years later, when Moses had grown up, he went out to visit his own people, the Hebrews, and he...
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After looking in all directions to make sure no one was watching, Moses killed the Egyptian and hid...
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The next day, when Moses went out to visit his people again, he saw two Hebrew men fighting. “Why ar...
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The man replied, “Who appointed you to be our prince and judge? Are you going to kill me as you kill...
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And sure enough, Pharaoh heard what had happened, and he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Ph...
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Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters who came as usual to draw water and fill the water trou...
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But some other shepherds came and chased them away. So Moses jumped up and rescued the girls from th...
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When the girls returned to Reuel, their father, he asked, “Why are you back so soon today?”
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“An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds,” they answered. “And then he drew water for us and water...
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“Then where is he?” their father asked. “Why did you leave him there? Invite him to come and eat wit...
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Moses accepted the invitation, and he settled there with him. In time, Reuel gave Moses his daughter...
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Later she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, for he explained, “I have been a foreign...
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Years passed, and the king of Egypt died. But the Israelites continued to groan under their burden o...
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God (Elohim) heard their groaning, and he remembered his covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jac...
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He looked down on the people of Israel and knew it was time to act.
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