1 GLT And a man from the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi. BSB BSB: Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman,
2 GLT And the woman conceived, and she birthed a son. And she saw him, that he was good, and she hid him three months. BSB BSB: and she conceived and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months.
3 GLT And she was not able to hide him still, and she took for him an ark of papyrus reeds and she daubed it with bitumen and with pitch. And she placed the child in it, and she placed it in the reeds along the shore of the river. BSB BSB: But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
4 GLT And his sister stationed herself at a distance to know what would be done to him. BSB BSB: And his sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
5 GLT And a daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash at the river, and her young women were walking along the hand of the river. And she saw the ark in the middle of the reeds, and she sent her slave woman, and she took it BSB BSB: Soon the daughter of Pharaoh went down to bathe in the Nile, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maidservant to retrieve it.
6 GLT and opened, and she saw him, the child— and behold, a crying boy. And she had compassion on him, and she said,“This one is from the children of the Hebrews.” BSB BSB: When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the little boy was crying. So she had compassion on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew children.”
7 GLT And his sister said to the daughter of Pharaoh,“Should I go and call for you a nursing woman from the Hebrews? And she could cause the child to nurse for you.” BSB BSB: Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call one of the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?”
8 GLT And the daughter of Pharaoh said to her,“Go.” And the girl went and called the mother of the child. BSB BSB: “Go ahead,” Pharaoh’s daughter told her. And the girl went and called the boy’s mother.
9 GLT And the daughter of Pharaoh said to her,“Take this child and cause him to nurse for me, and I shall give your wages.” And the woman took the child and caused him to nurse. BSB BSB: Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will pay your wages.” So the woman took the boy and nursed him.
10 GLT And the child grew older, and she brought him to the daughter of Pharaoh, and he became as a son to her. And she called his name Moses, and she said,“For out of the water I drew him.” BSB BSB: When the child had grown older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and explained, “I drew him out of the water.”
11 GLT And it happened in those days that Moses had grown up. And he went out to his brothers and saw their burdens. And he saw an Egyptian man striking a Hebrew man from his brothers. BSB BSB: One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their hard labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
12 GLT And he turned this way and that way, and he saw that there was no man, and he struck the Egyptian, and he hid him in the sand. BSB BSB: After looking this way and that and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
13 GLT And he went out the second day, and behold, two Hebrew men were fighting. And he said to the guilty one,“Why are you striking your companion?” BSB BSB: The next day Moses went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you attacking your companion?”
14 GLT And he said,“Who set you as the ruler man and judge over us? Are you saying to kill me like you killed the Egyptian?” And Moses feared and said,“Certainly the thing is known.” BSB BSB: But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done has surely become known.”
15 GLT And Pharaoh heard this thing, and he sought to kill Moses. And Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh. And he dwelt in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well. BSB BSB: When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.
16 GLT And the priest of Midian had seven daughters. And they came and drew and filled up the troughs to cause the flock of their father to drink water. BSB BSB: Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.
17 GLT And the men who were shepherding came and drove them away, but Moses arose and saved them and caused their flock to drink water. BSB BSB: And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock.
18 GLT And they came to Reuel their father, and he said,“Why have you hurried coming today?” BSB BSB: When the daughters returned to their father Reuel, he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?”
19 GLT And they said,“An Egyptian man rescued us from the hand of the men who were shepherding. And he even drew especially for us and caused the flock to drink water.” BSB BSB: “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds,” they replied. “He even drew water for us and watered the flock.”
20 GLT And he said to his daughters,“And where is he? What is this? You left the man? Call him and he shall eat bread!” BSB BSB: “So where is he?” their father asked. “Why did you leave the man behind? Invite him to have something to eat.”
21 GLT And Moses was willing to dwell with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses. BSB BSB: Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.
22 GLT And she birthed a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said,“I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.” BSB BSB: And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”
23 GLT And it happened in these many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel groaned from the slavery. And they cried out, and their plea ascended to God from their slavery. BSB BSB: After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.
24 GLT And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. BSB BSB: So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
25 GLT And God saw the sons of Israel, and God knew. BSB BSB: God saw the Israelites and took notice.