Exodus 1 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Exodus 2

¹A man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as his wife.

KJVAnd there went^H3212^(H8799) a man^H376 of the house^H1004 of Levi^H3878, and took^H3947^(H8799) to wife a daughter^H1323 of Levi^H3878.

² The woman conceived and bore a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months.

KJVAnd the woman^H802 conceived^H2029^(H8799), and bare^H3205^(H8799) a son^H1121: and when she saw^H7200^(H8799) him that he was a goodly^H2896 child, she hid^H6845^(H8799) him three^H7969 months^H3391.

³ When she could no longer hide him, she took a papyrus basket for him, and coated it with tar and with pitch. She put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river’s bank.

KJVAnd when she could^H3201^(H8804) not longer^H5750 hide^H6845^(H8687) him, she took^H3947^(H8799) for him an ark^H8392 of bulrushes^H1573, and daubed^H2560^(H8799) it with slime^H2564 and with pitch^H2203, and put^H7760^(H8799) the child^H3206 therein; and she laid^H7760^(H8799) it in the flags^H5488 by the river's^H2975 brink^H8193.

⁴ His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him.

KJVAnd his sister^H269 stood^H3320^(H8691) afar off^H7350, to wit^H3045^(H8800) what would be done^H6213^(H8735) to him.

⁵ Pharaoh’s daughter came down to bathe at the river. Her maidens walked along by the riverside. She saw the basket among the reeds, and sent her servant to get it.

KJVAnd the daughter^H1323 of Pharaoh^H6547 came down^H3381^(H8799) to wash^H7364^(H8800) herself at the river^H2975; and her maidens^H5291 walked^H1980^(H8802) along by the river's^H2975 side^H3027; and when she saw^H7200^(H8799) the ark^H8392 among^H8432 the flags^H5488, she sent^H7971^(H8799) her maid^H519 to fetch^H3947^(H8799) it.

⁶ She opened it, and saw the child, and behold, the baby cried. She had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”

KJVAnd when she had opened^H6605^(H8799) it, she saw^H7200^(H8799) the child^H3206: and, behold, the babe^H5288 wept^H1058^(H8802). And she had compassion^H2550^(H8799) on him, and said^H559^(H8799), This is one of the Hebrews^H5680' children^H3206.

⁷ Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Should I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?”

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) his sister^H269 to Pharaoh's^H6547 daughter^H1323, Shall I go^H3212^(H8799) and call^H7121^(H8804) to thee a nurse^H3243^(H8688) of the Hebrew^H5680 women^H802, that she may nurse^H3243^(H8686) the child^H3206 for thee?

⁸ Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” The young woman went and called the child’s mother.

KJVAnd Pharaoh's^H6547 daughter^H1323 said^H559^(H8799) to her, Go^H3212^(H8798). And the maid^H5959 went^H3212^(H8799) and called^H7121^(H8799) the child's^H3206 mother^H517.

⁹ Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away, and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” The woman took the child, and nursed him.

KJVAnd Pharaoh's^H6547 daughter^H1323 said^H559^(H8799) unto her, Take^H3212 this child^H3206 away^H3212^(H8685), and nurse^H3243^(H8685) it for me, and I will give^H5414^(H8799) thee thy wages^H7939. And the woman^H802 took^H3947^(H8799) the child^H3206, and nursed^H5134^(H8686) it.

¹⁰ The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, and said, “Because I drew him out of the water.”

KJVAnd the child^H3206 grew^H1431^(H8799), and she brought^H935^(H8686) him unto Pharaoh's^H6547 daughter^H1323, and he became her son^H1121. And she called^H7121^(H8799) his name^H8034 Moses^H4872: and she said^H559^(H8799), Because I drew^H4871^(H8804) him out of the water^H4325.

¹¹ In those days, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his brothers and saw their burdens. He saw an Egyptian striking a Hebrew, one of his brothers.

KJVAnd it came to pass in those days^H3117, when Moses^H4872 was grown^H1431^(H8799), that he went out^H3318^(H8799) unto his brethren^H251, and looked^H7200^(H8799) on their burdens^H5450: and he spied^H7200^(H8799) an Egyptian^H4713^H376 smiting^H5221^(H8688) an Hebrew^H5680, one of his brethren^H251.

¹² He looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no one, he killed the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

KJVAnd he looked^H6437^(H8799) this way^H3541 and that way^H3541, and when he saw^H7200^(H8799) that there was no man^H376, he slew^H5221^(H8686) the Egyptian^H4713, and hid^H2934^(H8799) him in the sand^H2344.

¹³ He went out the second day, and behold, two men of the Hebrews were fighting with each other. He said to him who did the wrong, “Why do you strike your fellow?”

KJVAnd when he went out^H3318^(H8799) the second^H8145 day^H3117, behold, two^H8147 men^H582 of the Hebrews^H5680 strove^H5327^(H8737) together: and he said^H559^(H8799) to him that did the wrong^H7563, Wherefore smitest^H5221^(H8686) thou thy fellow^H7453?

¹⁴ He said, “Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you plan to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was afraid, and said, “Surely this thing is known.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), Who made^H7760^(H8804) thee^H376 a prince^H8269 and a judge^H8199^(H8802) over us? intendest^H559^(H8802) thou to kill^H2026^(H8800) me, as thou killedst^H2026^(H8804) the Egyptian^H4713? And Moses^H4872 feared^H3372^(H8799), and said^H559^(H8799), Surely^H403 this thing^H1697 is known^H3045^(H8738).

¹⁵ Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.

KJVNow when Pharaoh^H6547 heard^H8085^(H8799) this thing^H1697, he sought^H1245^(H8762) to slay^H2026^(H8800) Moses^H4872. But Moses^H4872 fled^H1272^(H8799) from the face^H6440 of Pharaoh^H6547, and dwelt^H3427^(H8799) in the land^H776 of Midian^H4080: and he sat down^H3427^(H8799) by a well^H875.

¹⁶ Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

KJVNow the priest^H3548 of Midian^H4080 had seven^H7651 daughters^H1323: and they came^H935^(H8799) and drew^H1802^(H8799) water, and filled^H4390^(H8762) the troughs^H7298 to water^H8248^(H8687) their father's^H1 flock^H6629.

¹⁷ The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

KJVAnd the shepherds^H7462^(H8802) came^H935^(H8799) and drove them away^H1644^(H8762): but Moses^H4872 stood up^H6965^(H8799) and helped^H3467^(H8686) them, and watered^H8248^(H8686) their flock^H6629.

¹⁸ When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, “How is it that you have returned so early today?”

KJVAnd when they came^H935^(H8799) to Reuel^H7467 their father^H1, he said^H559^(H8799), How^H4069 is it that ye are come^H935^(H8800) so soon^H4116^(H8765) to day^H3117?

¹⁹ They said, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.”

KJVAnd they said^H559^(H8799), An Egyptian^H4713^H376 delivered^H5337^(H8689) us out of the hand^H3027 of the shepherds^H7462^(H8802), and also drew^H1802^(H8804) water enough^H1802^(H8800) for us, and watered^H8248^(H8686) the flock^H6629.

²⁰ He said to his daughters, “Where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799) unto his daughters^H1323, And where is he? why is it that ye have left^H5800^(H8804) the man^H376? call^H7121^(H8798) him, that he may eat^H398^(H8799) bread^H3899.

²¹ Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.

KJVAnd Moses^H4872 was content^H2974^(H8686) to dwell^H3427^(H8800) with the man^H376: and he gave^H5414^(H8799) Moses^H4872 Zipporah^H6855 his daughter^H1323.

²² She bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land.”

KJVAnd she bare^H3205^(H8799) him a son^H1121, and he called^H7121^(H8799) his name^H8034 Gershom^H1647: for he said^H559^(H8804), I have been a stranger^H1616 in a strange^H5237 land^H776.

²³ In the course of those many days, the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.

KJVAnd it came to pass in process^H1992^H7227 of time^H3117, that the king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 died^H4191^(H8799): and the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 sighed^H584^(H8735) by reason of^H4480 the bondage^H5656, and they cried^H2199^(H8799), and their cry^H7775 came up^H5927^(H8799) unto God^H430 by reason of the bondage^H5656.

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

KJVAnd God^H430 heard^H8085^(H8799) their groaning^H5009, and God^H430 remembered^H2142^(H8799) his covenant^H1285 with Abraham^H85, with Isaac^H3327, and with Jacob^H3290.

²⁵ God saw the children of Israel, and God understood.

KJVAnd God^H430 looked^H7200^(H8799) upon the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, and God^H430 had respect^H3045^(H8799) unto them.

WEB·Exodus 1

¹Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt (every man and his household came with Jacob):

KJVNow these are the names^H8034 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478, which came^H935^(H8802) into Egypt^H4714; every man^H376 and his household^H1004 came^H935^(H8804) with Jacob^H3290.

² Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

KJVReuben^H7205, Simeon^H8095, Levi^H3878, and Judah^H3063,

³ Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

KJVIssachar^H3485, Zebulun^H2074, and Benjamin^H1144,

⁴ Dan and Naphtali, Gad and Asher.

KJVDan^H1835, and Naphtali^H5321, Gad^H1410, and Asher^H836.

⁵ All the souls who came out of Jacob’s body were seventy souls, and Joseph was in Egypt already.

KJVAnd all the souls^H5315 that came out^H3318^(H8802) of the loins^H3409 of Jacob^H3290 were seventy^H7657 souls^H5315: for Joseph^H3130 was in Egypt^H4714 already.

⁶ Joseph died, as did all his brothers, and all that generation.

KJVAnd Joseph^H3130 died^H4191^(H8799), and all his brethren^H251, and all that generation^H1755.

⁷ The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.

KJVAnd the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 were fruitful^H6509^(H8804), and increased abundantly^H8317^(H8799), and multiplied^H7235^(H8799), and waxed exceeding^H3966^H3966 mighty^H6105^(H8799); and the land^H776 was filled^H4390^(H8735) with them.

⁸ Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who didn’t know Joseph.

KJVNow there arose up^H6965^(H8799) a new^H2319 king^H4428 over Egypt^H4714, which knew^H3045^(H8804) not Joseph^H3130.

⁹ He said to his people, “Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we.

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799) unto his people^H5971, Behold, the people^H5971 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 are more^H7227 and mightier^H6099 than we:

¹⁰ Come, let’s deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it happen that when any war breaks out, they also join themselves to our enemies and fight against us, and escape out of the land.”

KJVCome on^H3051^(H8798), let us deal wisely^H2449^(H8691) with them; lest they multiply^H7235^(H8799), and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out^H7122^(H8799) any war^H4421, they^H1931 join^H3254^(H8738) also unto our enemies^H8130^(H8802), and fight^H3898^(H8738) against us, and so get them up^H5927^(H8804) out of the land^H776.

¹¹ Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. They built storage cities for Pharaoh: Pithom and Raamses.

KJVTherefore they did set^H7760^(H8799) over them taskmasters^H4522^H8269 to afflict^H6031^(H8763) them with their burdens^H5450. And they built^H1129^(H8799) for Pharaoh^H6547 treasure^H4543 cities^H5892, Pithom^H6619 and Raamses^H7486.

¹² But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread out. They started to dread the children of Israel.

KJVBut the more they afflicted^H6031^(H8762) them, the more^H3651 they multiplied^H7235^(H8799) and grew^H6555^(H8799). And they were grieved^H6973^(H8799) because^H6440 of the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478.

¹³ The Egyptians ruthlessly made the children of Israel serve,

KJVAnd the Egyptians^H4714 made^H5647 the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 to serve^H5647^(H8686) with rigour^H6531:

¹⁴ and they made their lives bitter with hard service in mortar and in brick, and in all kinds of service in the field, all their service, in which they ruthlessly made them serve.

KJVAnd they made^H4843 their lives^H2416 bitter^H4843^(H8762) with hard^H7186 bondage^H5656, in morter^H2563, and in brick^H3843, and in all manner of service^H5656 in the field^H7704: all their service^H5656, wherein they made them serve^H5647^(H8804), was with rigour^H6531.

¹⁵ The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah,

KJVAnd the king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 spake^H559^(H8799) to the Hebrew^H5680 midwives^H3205^(H8764), of which the name^H8034 of the one^H259 was Shiphrah^H8236, and the name^H8034 of the other^H8145 Puah^H6326:

¹⁶ and he said, “When you perform the duty of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them on the birth stool, if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.”

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799), When ye do the office of a midwife^H3205^(H8763) to the Hebrew women^H5680, and see^H7200^(H8804) them upon the stools^H70; if it be a son^H1121, then ye shall kill^H4191^(H8689) him: but if it be a daughter^H1323, then she shall live^H2425^(H8804).

¹⁷ But the midwives feared God, and didn’t do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.

KJVBut the midwives^H3205^(H8764) feared^H3372^(H8799) God^H430, and did^H6213^(H8804) not as the king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 commanded^H1696^(H8765) them, but saved^H2421 the men children^H3206 alive^H2421^(H8762).

¹⁸ The king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, “Why have you done this thing and saved the boys alive?”

KJVAnd the king^H4428 of Egypt^H4714 called^H7121^(H8799) for the midwives^H3205^(H8764), and said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Why^H4069 have ye done^H6213^(H8804) this thing^H1697, and have saved^H2421 the men children^H3206 alive^H2421^(H8762)?

¹⁹ The midwives said to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women aren’t like the Egyptian women; for they are vigorous and give birth before the midwife comes to them.”

KJVAnd the midwives^H3205^(H8764) said^H559^(H8799) unto Pharaoh^H6547, Because the Hebrew^H5680 women^H802 are not as the Egyptian women^H4713; for they are lively^H2422, and are delivered^H3205^(H8804) ere^H2962 the midwives^H3205^(H8764) come in^H935^(H8799) unto them.

²⁰ God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.

KJVTherefore God^H430 dealt well^H3190^(H8686) with the midwives^H3205^(H8764): and the people^H5971 multiplied^H7235^(H8799), and waxed very^H3966 mighty^H6105^(H8799).

²¹ Because the midwives feared God, he gave them families.

KJVAnd it came to pass, because the midwives^H3205^(H8764) feared^H3372^(H8804) God^H430, that he made^H6213^(H8799) them houses^H1004.

²² Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, “You shall cast every son who is born into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.”

KJVAnd Pharaoh^H6547 charged^H6680^(H8762) all his people^H5971, saying^H559^(H8800), Every son^H1121 that is born^H3209 ye shall cast^H7993^(H8686) into the river^H2975, and every daughter^H1323 ye shall save alive^H2421^(H8762).

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