Exodus 2

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 2 of 40

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

2 And the woman conceived and bore a son; and she saw him, that he was beautiful. And she concealed him three months.

3 And she was not able to hide him any longer, and she took a basket made of papyrus for him, and she daubed it with bitumen and with pitch. And she put the child in it, and placed it in the reeds by the lip of the Nile.

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Chapter Summary

1 Moses is born 3 and placed in a basket among the reeds by the lip of the Nile. 5 Discovered by Pharaoh’s daughter, she adopts him. 11 He slays an Egyptian. 15 He flees into Midian.

Key Hebrew Words

מִהַרְתֶּ֥ן acquire by paying purchase-price H4116 · TWOT 1153
רֵעֶֽ friend H7453 · TWOT 2186a
יַעֲקֹֽב Jacob H3290 · TWOT 1676f
מִצְרַ֔יִם Egypt H4714 · TWOT 1235
לָֽחֶם bread H3899 · TWOT 1105a

People & Context

Moses' Birth and Rescue

A Levite couple conceives and bears a beautiful son. After hiding him for three months, the mother places him in a papyrus basket coated with bitumen …

Pharaoh's Daughter Finds Moses

Pharaoh's daughter finds the basket while bathing, has pity on the crying Hebrew boy. Moses' sister suggests a Hebrew nurse, bringing their mother to …

Moses' Adoption

The boy grows, is brought to Pharaoh's daughter, and becomes her son. She names him Moses, 'because I drew him out of the water.'

Timeline

Moses' Birth and Rescue

A Levite couple conceives and bears a beautiful son. After hiding him for three months, the mother places him in a papyrus basket coated with bitumen and pitch among the reeds of the Nile.

Exodus 2:1-3
Pharaoh's Daughter Finds Moses

Pharaoh's daughter finds the basket while bathing, has pity on the crying Hebrew boy. Moses' sister suggests a Hebrew nurse, bringing their mother to nurse him for wages.

Exodus 2:4-9
Moses' Adoption

The boy grows, is brought to Pharaoh's daughter, and becomes her son. She names him Moses, 'because I drew him out of the water.'

Exodus 2:10

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