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And a man of the house of Levi went and fighting, and he said to the one who did the
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2 took as wife a daughter of Levi. So the wrong, “Why are you striking your companion?”
woman conceived and bore a son. And when 14 Then he said, “Who made you a prince and
she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as
him three months. But when she could no you killed the Egyptian?”
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longer hide him, she took an ark of bulrushes So Moses feared and said, “Surely this thing
for him, daubed it with asphalt and pitch, put is known!” When Pharaoh heard of this mat-
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the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the ter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled
river’s bank. And his sister stood afar off, to from the face of Pharaoh and dwelt in the land
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know what would be done to him. of Midian; and he sat down by a well.
5 Then the daughter of Pharaoh came down 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daugh-
to bathe at the river. And her maidens walked ters. And they came and drew water, and they
along the riverside; and when she saw the ark filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it. 17 Then the shepherds came and drove them
6 And when she opened it, she saw the child, away; but Moses stood up and helped them,
and behold, the baby wept. So she had com- and watered their flock.
passion on him, and said, “This is one of the 18 When they came to Reuel their father, he
Hebrews’ children.” said, “How is it that you have come so soon
7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, today?”
“Shall I go and call a nurse for you from the 19 And they said, “An Egyptian delivered us from
Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child the hand of the shepherds, and he also drew
for you?” enough water for us and watered the flock.”
8 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” 20 So he said to his daughters, “And where is
So the maiden went and called the child’s he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call
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mother. Then Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, him, that he may eat bread.”
“Take this child away and nurse him for me, 21 Then Moses was content to live with the
and I will give you your wages.” So the woman man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to
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took the child and nursed him. And the child Moses. And she bore him a son. He called
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grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s his name Gershom, for he said, “I have been a
daughter, and he became her son. So she stranger in a foreign land.”
called his name Moses, saying, “Because I 23 Now it happened in the process of time
drew him out of the water.” that the king of Egypt died. Then the children
11 Now it came to pass in those days, when of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and
Moses was grown, that he went out to his they cried out; and their cry came up to God
brethren and looked at their burdens. And he because of the bondage. So God heard their
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saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his groaning, and God remembered His covenant
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brethren. So he looked this way and that way, with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian 25 And God looked upon the children of Israel,
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and hid him in the sand. And when he went out and God acknowledged them.
the second day, behold, two Hebrew men were
Psalm 15:1–5
A Psalm of David.
L ORD, who may abide in Your tabernacle?
2:10 became her son. The position of “son” Who may dwell in Your holy hill?
undoubtedly granted Moses special privileges
2 He who walks uprightly,
belonging to nobility, but none of these per-
suaded Moses to relinquish his native origin. And works righteousness,
Rather, as the New Testament advises, his spir- And speaks the truth in his heart;
itual maturity was such that when he came of 3 He who does not backbite with his
age, he “refused to be called the son of tongue,
Pharaoh’s daughter” (Heb. 11:24). The formal Nor does evil to his neighbor,
education in the court of that time meant that
Moses would have learned reading, writing, Nor does he take up a reproach
arithmetic, and perhaps one or more of the 4 against his friend;
languages of Canaan.He would also have par- In whose eyes a vile person is despised,
ticipated in various outdoor sports, e.g., But he honors those who fear the
archery and horseback riding, two favorites of LORD;
the Eighteenth Dynasty court. He who swears to his own hurt and
does not change;

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