Exodus 2:11–25

¹¹In those days, after Moses was grown up, he went out to his brethren: and saw their affliction, and an Egyptian striking one of the Hebrews, his brethren.

¹²And when he had looked about this way and that way, and saw no one there, he slew the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

¹³And going out the next day, he saw two Hebrews quarrelling: and he said to him that did the wrong: Why strikest thou thy neighbour?

¹⁴But he answered: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge over us? wilt thou kill me, as thou didst yesterday kill the Egyptian? Moses feared, and said: How is this come to be known?

¹⁵And Pharao heard of this word, and sought to kill Moses: but he fled from his sight, and abode in the land of Madian, and he sat down by a well.

¹⁶And the priest of Madian had seven daughters, who came to draw water: and when the troughs were filled, desired to water their father’s flocks.

¹⁷And the shepherds came and drove them away: and Moses arose, and defending the maids, watered their sheep.

¹⁸And when they returned to Raguel their father, he said to them: Why are ye come sooner than usual?

¹⁹They answered: A man of Egypt delivered us from the hands of the shepherds: and he drew water also with us, and gave the sheep to drink.

²⁰But he said: Where is he? why have you let the man go? call him that he may eat bread.

²¹And Moses swore that he would dwell with him. And he took Sephora his daughter to wife:

²²And she bore him a son, whom he called Gersam, saying: I have been a stranger in a foreign country. And she bore another, whom he called Eliezer, saying: For the God of my father, my helper, hath delivered me out of the hand of Pharao.

²³Now after a long time the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel groaning, cried out because of the works: and their cry went up unto God from the works.

²⁴And he heard their groaning, and remembered the covenant which he made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

²⁵And the Lord looked upon the children of Israel, and he knew them.