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Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sate downe by a well.

Now the Priest of Midian had seuen daughters, and they came and drew water, and filled the troughes to water their fathers flocke.

And the shepheards came and droue them away: but Moses stood vp and helped them, & watred their flocke.

And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you are come so soone to day?

And they said, An Egyptian deliuered vs out of the hand of the shepheards, and also drew water enough for vs, and watered the flocke.

And he said vnto his daughters, And where is he? Why is it that yee haue left the man? Call him, that hee may eate bread.

And Moses was content to dwel with the man, and he gaue Moses Zipporah his daughter.

And she bare him a sonne, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I haue bene a stranger in a strange land.