| Book of Exodus |
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- 2:1 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - Now a man from the R24 house of Levi went and married F21 a daughter of Levi.
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- 2:2 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - The woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that F22 he was beautiful, R25 F23 she hid him for three months.
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- 2:3 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - But when she could hide him no longer, she got him a wicker R26 F24 basket F25 and covered it over with tar and pitch. Then she put the child into it and set it among the reeds R27 by the bank of the Nile.
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- 2:4 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - His R28 sister stood at a distance to find F26 out what would happen F27 to him.
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- 2:5 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - The daughter of Pharaoh came down to R29 bathe at the Nile, with her maidens walking alongside the Nile; and she saw the basket F28 among the reeds and sent her maid, and she brought it to her.
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- 2:6 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - When she opened it, she saw F29 the child, and behold, the boy F30 was crying. And she had pity on him and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children."
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- 2:7 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and call a F31 nurse for you from the Hebrew women that she may nurse the child for you?"
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- 2:8 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Go ahead." So the girl went and called the child's mother.
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- 2:9 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - Then Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this child away and nurse him for me and I will give you your wages." So the woman took the child and nursed him.
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- 2:10 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter and he R30 became her son. And she named him Moses, F32 and said, "Because I drew F33 him out of the water."
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- 2:11 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - Now it came about in those days, when R31 Moses had grown up, that he went out to his brethren and looked on their hard R32 F34 labors; and he R33 saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brethren.
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- 2:12 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - So he looked F35 this way and that, and when he saw there was no one around, he struck R34 down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
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- 2:13 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - He went out the R35 next day, and behold, two Hebrews were fighting F36 with each other; and he said to the offender, F37 "Why are you striking your companion?"
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- 2:14 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - But he said, "Who R36 made you a prince F38 or a judge over us? Are you intending F39 to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid and said, "Surely the matter has become known."
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- 2:15 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses R37 fled from the presence of Pharaoh and settled F40 in the land of Midian, and he sat down by R38 a well.
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- 2:16 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - Now the R39 priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they R40 came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
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- 2:17 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - Then the shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses R41 stood up and helped them and watered their flock.
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- 2:18 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - When they came to Reuel R42 their father, he said, "Why have you come back so soon today?"
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- 2:19 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - So they said, "An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and what is more, he even drew the water for us and watered the flock."
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- 2:20 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - He said to his daughters, "Where is he then? Why is it that you have left the man behind? Invite him to F41 have something to eat."
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- 2:21 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - Moses R43 was willing to dwell with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah R44 to Moses.
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- 2:22 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - Then she gave birth to a R45 son, and he named him Gershom, F42 for he said, "I have been a R46 sojourner F43 in a foreign land."
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- 2:23 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - Now it came about in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel sighed R47 because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their R48 cry for help because of their bondage rose up to God.
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- 2:24 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - So God R49 heard their groaning; and God remembered His R50 covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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- 2:25 - [ In Context | Read Chapter | Discuss this Verse ]
[ Original: Hebrew / Greek | Multi-Translation | Make Poster ] - God R51 saw the sons of Israel, and God took F44 notice of them.
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FOOTNOTES: F21 Lit took F22 Lit him that F23 Lit good F24 I.e. papyrus reeds F25 Or chest F26 Lit know F27 Lit be done F28 Or chest F29 Heb saw it, the child F30 Or lad F31 Lit a woman giving suck F32 Heb Mosheh, from mashah F33 Heb mashah F34 Lit burdens F35 Lit turned F36 Or quarreling F37 Or the guilty one F38 Lit man, a prince F39 Lit saying in your heart F40 Lit dwelt F41 Lit that he may eat bread F42 Cf Heb ger sham, a stranger there F43 Heb ger F44 Lit knew them
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CROSS REFERENCES: R24 Exodus 6:16,18,20 R25 Acts 7:20; Hebrews 11:23 R26 Isaiah 18:2 R27 Isaiah 19:6 R28 Exodus 15:20; Numbers 26:59 R29 Exodus 7:15; 8:20 R30 Acts 7:21 R31 Acts 7:23; Hebrews 11:24-26 R32 Exodus 1:11; 5:4,5; R33 Acts 7:24 R34 Acts 7:24,25 R35 Acts 7:26-28 R36 Genesis 19:9; Acts 7:27,28 R37 Acts 7:29; Hebrews 11:27 R38 Genesis 24:11; 29:2 R39 Exodus 3:1; R40 Genesis 24:11,13,19; 29:9,10; 1 Samuel 9:11 R41 Genesis 29:3,10 R42 Exodus 3:1; Numbers 10:29 R43 Acts 7:29 R44 Exodus 4:25; 18:2 R45 Exodus 4:20; R46 Genesis 23:4; Leviticus 25:23; Acts 7:29; Hebrews 11:13,14 R47 Exodus 6:5,9 R48 Exodus 3:7,9; Deuteronomy 26:7; James 5:4 R49 Exodus 6:5; Acts 7:34 R50 Genesis 15:13f; 22:16-18; 26:2-5; 28:13-15; Psalms 105:8,42 R51 Exodus 3:7; 4:31; Acts 7:34
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