2:1 Now a man from the house of Levi went and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
2:1 Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a Levite woman.

2:2 The woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
2:2 The woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was a fine baby, she hid him three months.

2:3 And when she could hide him no longer she took for him a basket made of bulrushes, and daubed it with bitumen and pitch; and she put the child in it and placed it among the reeds at the river's brink.
2:3 When she could hide him no longer she got a papyrus basket for him, and plastered it with bitumen and pitch; she put the child in it and placed it among the reeds on the bank of the river.

2:4 And his sister stood at a distance, to know what would be done to him.
2:4 His sister stood at a distance, to see what would happen to him.

2:5 Now the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, and her maidens walked beside the river; she saw the basket among the reeds and sent her maid to fetch it.
2:5 The daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, while her attendants walked beside the river. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her maid to bring it.

2:6 When she opened it she saw the child; and lo, the babe was crying. She took pity on him and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children."
2:6 When she opened it, she saw the child. He was crying, and she took pity on him, "This must be one of the Hebrews' children," she said.

2:7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and call you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?"
2:7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and get you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?"

2:8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Go." So the girl went and called the child's mother.
2:8 Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Yes." So the girl went and called the child's mother.

2:9 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this child away, and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages." So the woman took the child and nursed him.
2:9 Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this child and nurse it for me, and I will give you your wages." So the woman took the child and nursed it.

2:10 And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son; and she named him Moses, for she said, "Because I drew him out of the water."
2:10 When the child grew up, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and she took him as her son. She named him Moses, "because," she said, "I drew him out of the water."

2:11 One day, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and looked on their burdens; and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people.
2:11 One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and saw their forced labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his kinsfolk.

2:12 He looked this way and that, and seeing no one he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
2:12 He looked this way and that, and seeing no one he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

2:13 When he went out the next day, behold, two Hebrews were struggling together; and he said to the man that did the wrong, "Why do you strike your fellow?"
2:13 When he went out the next day, he saw two Hebrews fighting; and he said to the one who was in the wrong, "Why do you strike your fellow Hebrew?"

2:14 He answered, "Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid, and thought, "Surely the thing is known."
2:14 He answered, "Who made you a ruler and judge over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid and thought, "Surely the thing is known."

2:15 When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh, and stayed in the land of Mid'ian; and he sat down by a well.
2:15 When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh. He settled in the land of Midian, and sat down by a well.

2:16 Now the priest of Mid'ian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
2:16 The priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came to draw water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

2:17 The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
2:17 But some shepherds came and drove them away. Moses got up and came to their defense and watered their flock.

2:18 When they came to their father Reu'el, he said, "How is it that you have come so soon today?"
2:18 When they returned to their father Reuel, he said, "How is it that you have come back so soon today?"

2:19 They said, "An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and even drew water for us and watered the flock."
2:19 They said, "An Egyptian helped us against the shepherds; he even drew water for us and watered the flock."

2:20 He said to his daughters, "And where is he? Why have you left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread."
2:20 He said to his daughters, "Where is he? Why did you leave the man? Invite him to break bread."

2:21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zippo'rah.
2:21 Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah in marriage.

2:22 She bore a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said, "I have been a sojourner in a foreign land."
2:22 She bore a son, and he named him Gershom; for he said, "I have been an alien residing in a foreign land."

2:23 In the course of those many days the king of Egypt died. And the people of Israel groaned under their bondage, and cried out for help, and their cry under bondage came up to God.
2:23 After a long time the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned under their slavery, and cried out. Out of the slavery their cry for help rose up to God.

2:24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
2:24 God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

2:25 And God saw the people of Israel, and God knew their condition.
2:25 God looked upon the Israelites, and God took notice of them.