Exodus 2

Moses is born, hidden, and adopted by Pharaoh's daughter; after killing an Egyptian taskmaster, he flees to Midian, marries Zipporah, and fathers Gershom.[6]

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וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo And not and not and not HC/Tn יָכְלָ֣ה 𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤄 yakhelah could she she was able she was able HVqp3fs עוֹד֮ 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od any longer still, again, further any longer HD הַצְּפִינ/וֹ֒ 𐤄𐤑𐤐𐤉𐤍/𐤅 hatsefino hide him to hide him away to hide him away HVhc/Sp3ms וַ/תִּֽקַּֽח 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤇 vatiqach she took and she took and she took HC/Vqw3fs ל/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for him for him HR/Sp3ms תֵּ֣בַת 𐤕𐤁𐤕 tevat an ark of protective container of a protective container of HNcfsc גֹּ֔מֶא 𐤂𐤌𐤀 gome ngoma (Kikongo) papyrus water-absorbing marsh-reed marsh-reed HNcmsa וַ/תַּחְמְרָ֥/ה 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤌𐤓/𐤄 vatachemerah kumala (Kikongo) and coated it and she coated her and she coated it HC/Vqw3fs/Sp3fs בַ/חֵמָ֖ר 𐤁/𐤇𐤌𐤓 vachemar with bitumen in bitumen with bitumen HRd/Ncmsa וּ/בַ/זָּ֑פֶת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤆𐤐𐤕 uvazafet and with pitch and with the bitumen and with pitch HC/Rd/Ncfsa וַ/תָּ֤שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤌 vatasem and placed and she set and she set HC/Vqw3fs בָּ/הּ֙ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in it in it HR/Sp3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/יֶּ֔לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayeled the child the boy the child HTd/Ncmsa וַ/תָּ֥שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤌 vatasem-2 and placed [it] and she set and she set HC/Vqw3fs בַּ/סּ֖וּף 𐤁/𐤎𐤅𐤐 basuf among the reeds in the reed in the reed HRd/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon upon HR שְׂפַ֥ת 𐤔𐤐𐤕 sefat the bank of edge-of lip-of HNcfsc הַ/יְאֹֽר 𐤄/𐤉𐤀𐤓 hayeor the Nile the river the Yeor HTd/Np
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וַ/תֵּ֤רֶד 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤃 vatered And came down and she descended and she went down HC/Vqw3fs בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat the daughter of daughter of daughter of HNcfsc פַּרְעֹה֙ 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 pareoh Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh HNp לִ/רְחֹ֣ץ 𐤋/𐤓𐤇𐤑 lirechots to bathe to wash to wash HR/Vqc עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon at HR הַ/יְאֹ֔ר 𐤄/𐤉𐤀𐤓 hayeor the Nile the river the Yeor HTd/Np וְ/נַעֲרֹתֶ֥י/הָ 𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤄 venaaroteyha and her attendants and her young-women and her young-women HC/Ncfpc/Sp3fs הֹלְכֹ֖ת 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕 holekhot were walking walking ones walking ones HVqrfpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 along upon along HR יַ֣ד 𐤉𐤃 yad the bank of open hand the bank of HNcbsc הַ/יְאֹ֑ר 𐤄/𐤉𐤀𐤓 hayeor-2 the Nile the river the Yeor HTd/Np וַ/תֵּ֤רֶא 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤀 vatere and she saw and she saw and she saw HC/Vqw3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/תֵּבָה֙ 𐤄/𐤕𐤁𐤄 hatevah the basket the protective vessel the protective vessel HTd/Ncfsa בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe among in the midst of in the midst of HR/Ncmsc הַ/סּ֔וּף 𐤄/𐤎𐤅𐤐 hasuf the reeds the marsh-reed the marsh-reed HTd/Ncmsa וַ/תִּשְׁלַ֥ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤋𐤇 vatishelach and she sent and she dispatched and she sent HC/Vqw3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo אֲמָתָ֖/הּ 𐤀𐤌𐤕/𐤄 amatah her maidservant her female servant her female servant HNcfsc/Sp3fs וַ/תִּקָּחֶֽ/הָ 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤇/𐤄 vatiqacheha and took it and she took her and she took her HC/Vqw3fs/Sp3fs
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וַ/תֹּ֧אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer And said and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs לָ֣/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to her to her HR/Sp3fs בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat the daughter of daughter of daughter of HNcfsc פַּרְעֹ֗ה 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 pareoh Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh HNp הֵילִ֜יכִי 𐤄𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤉 heylikhi Take away cause to go bring HVhv2fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/יֶּ֤לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayeled the child the boy the child HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this one HTd/Pdxms וְ/הֵינִקִ֣/הוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤍𐤒/𐤄𐤅 veheyniqihu naka (Kikongo) and nurse him and cause him to suckle and nurse him HC/Vhv2fs/Sp3ms לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me for me HR/Sp1cs וַ/אֲנִ֖י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) and I and I and I HC/Pp1cs אֶתֵּ֣ן 𐤀𐤕𐤍 eten will give I will give I will give HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo שְׂכָרֵ֑/ךְ 𐤔𐤊𐤓/𐤊 sekharekhe your wages your wages your wages HNcmsc/Sp2fs וַ/תִּקַּ֧ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤇 vatiqach So took and she took and she took HC/Vqw3fs הָ/אִשָּׁ֛ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa הַ/יֶּ֖לֶד 𐤄/𐤉𐤋𐤃 hayeled-2 the child the boy the child HTd/Ncmsa וַ/תְּנִיקֵֽ/הוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤒/𐤄𐤅 vateniqehu and nursed him she breastfed him she nursed him HC/Vhw3fs/Sp3ms
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וַ֠/יֹּאמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said, and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms מִ֣י 𐤌𐤉 mi Who who? who? HTi שָֽׂמְ/ךָ֞ 𐤔𐤌/𐤊 samekha appointed you he placed you he set you HVqp3ms/Sp2ms לְ/אִ֨ישׁ 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤔 leish as a man to a man to a man HR/Ncmsa שַׂ֤ר 𐤔𐤓 sar a prince ruling-chief of chief of HNcmsa וְ/שֹׁפֵט֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤈 veshofet and a judge and judging one and judge HC/Vqrmsa עָלֵ֔י/נוּ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 aleynu over us? upon us over us HR/Sp1cp הַ/לְ/הָרְגֵ֨/נִי֙ 𐤄/𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤂/𐤍𐤉 haleharegeni vanga (Kikongo) Do you intend to kill me to kill me to kill me HTi/R/Vqc/Sp1cs אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms אֹמֵ֔ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 omer are saying the one saying are saying HVqrmsa כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which as HR/Tr הָרַ֖גְתָּ 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤕 harageta vanga (Kikongo) you killed you killed you killed HVqp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/מִּצְרִ֑י 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉 hamitseri the Egyptian? the Mitsrayite the Mitseri HTd/Ngmsa וַ/יִּירָ֤א 𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayira And Moses feared and he feared and he feared HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁה֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp וַ/יֹּאמַ֔ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomar and said, and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אָכֵ֖ן 𐤀𐤊𐤍 akhen Ichine (Bemba) Surely firmly so truly HD נוֹדַ֥ע 𐤍𐤅𐤃𐤏 noda is known. has become known has become known HVNp3ms הַ/דָּבָֽר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar Ndaba (Zulu) the matter the spoken-matter the matter HTd/Ncmsa
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וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֤ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 vayishema And Pharaoh heard and he heard and he heard HC/Vqw3ms פַּרְעֹה֙ 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 pareoh Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/דָּבָ֣ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar Ndaba (Zulu) this thing, the spoken-matter the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this, this one this one HTd/Pdxms וַ/יְבַקֵּ֖שׁ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤔 vayevaqesh and he sought and he earnestly sought and he earnestly sought HC/Vpw3ms לַ/הֲרֹ֣ג 𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤂 laharog vanga (Kikongo) to kill to kill to kill HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo מֹשֶׁ֑ה 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh Moses. Mosheh Mosheh HNp וַ/יִּבְרַ֤ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤇 vayiverach baleka (Zulu) But Moses fled and he fled swiftly and he fled swiftly HC/Vqw3ms מֹשֶׁה֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤄 mosheh-2 Moses Mosheh Mosheh HNp מִ/פְּנֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney from the presence of from the presence of from before the presence of HR/Ncbpc פַרְעֹ֔ה 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 fareoh Pharaoh Pharaoh Pareoh HNp וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev and settled and he sat/dwelt and he dwelt HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/אֶֽרֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets Ayé (Yoruba) in the land of in land in land HR/Ncbsc מִדְיָ֖ן 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍 mideyan Midian, Midyan Mideyan HNp וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev-2 and he sat down and he sat/dwelt and he dwelt HC/Vqw3ms עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al by upon upon HR הַ/בְּאֵֽר 𐤄/𐤁𐤀𐤓 habeer a well. the dug well the dug well HTd/Ncfsa
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וַ/יְהִי֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms בַ/יָּמִ֨ים 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 vayamim in those many days in days in days HRd/Ncmpa הָֽ/רַבִּ֜ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 harabim many the many of many HTd/Aampa הָ/הֵ֗ם 𐤄/𐤄𐤌 hahem those, they those HTd/Pp3mp וַ/יָּ֨מָת֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕 vayamat that the king of Egypt died. and he died and he died HC/Vqw3ms מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe the king of king of king of HNcmsc מִצְרַ֔יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt. the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp וַ/יֵּאָנְח֧וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤅 vayeanechu And the children of Israel groaned and they groaned and they groaned HC/VNw3mp בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) the children of sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min because of from because of HR הָ/עֲבֹדָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤄 haavodah the bondage, the service-labor the service HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יִּזְעָ֑קוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤆𐤏𐤒𐤅 vayizeaqu zanga (Lingala) and they cried out, and they cried out and they cried out HC/Vqw3mp וַ/תַּ֧עַל 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤋 vataal Aleya (Bemba) and their cry for help went up and she ascended and it went up HC/Vqw3fs שַׁוְעָתָ֛/ם 𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕/𐤌 shaveatam their cry their cry-for-help their cry-for-help HNcfsc/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God the Mighty Ones the Elohim HTd/Ncmpa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min-2 because of from because of HR הָ/עֲבֹדָֽה 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤄 haavodah-2 the bondage. the service-labor the service HTd/Ncfsa
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