Exodus 2 KJV
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And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took [to wife] a daughter of Levi. Birth of Moses Levi
And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he [was a] goodly [child], she hid him three months. Birth of Moses Lifetime of Moses
And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid [it] in the flags by the river’s brink. Birth of Moses Nile
And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. Birth of Moses
¶ And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash [herself] at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. Birth of Moses Daughter of Pharaoh Pharaoh daughter of Pharaoh Nile
And when she had opened [it], she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This [is one] of the Hebrews’ children. Birth of Moses Hebrews
Then said his sister to Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? Birth of Moses Hebrews Daughter of Pharaoh Pharaoh Pharaoh
And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother. Birth of Moses Daughter of Pharaoh Pharaoh Pharaoh
And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give [thee] thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. Birth of Moses Daughter of Pharaoh Pharaoh Pharaoh
And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water. Birth of Moses Daughter of Pharaoh Pharaoh Pharaoh Moses
¶ And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. Moses Flees Pharaoh Hebrews Moses Egypt
And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that [there was] no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. Moses Flees Pharaoh Egypt
And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow? Moses Flees Pharaoh Hebrews
And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known. Moses Flees Pharaoh Moses Egypt
Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well. Moses Flees Pharaoh Pharaoh Moses Midian Midian
And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. Moses
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How [is it that] ye are come so soon to day? Jethro
And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew [water] enough for us, and watered the flock. Egypt
And he said unto his daughters, And where [is] he? why [is] it [that] ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.
And she bare [him] a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. Gershom