- 1And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אִ֖ישׁ מִבֵּ֣ית לֵוִ֑י וַיִּקַּ֖ח אֶת בַּת לֵוִֽי
- 2And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.וַתַּ֥הַר הָאִשָּׁ֖ה וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַתֵּ֤רֶא אֹתוֹ֙ כִּי ט֣וֹב ה֔וּא וַֽתִּצְפְּנֵ֖הוּ שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה יְרָחִֽים
- 3And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.וְלֹא יָכְלָ֣ה עוֹד֮ הַצְּפִינוֹ֒ וַתִּֽקַּֽח תֵּ֣בַת גֹּ֔מֶא וַתַּחְמְרָ֥ה בַחֵמָ֖ר וּבַזָּ֑פֶת וַתָּ֤שֶׂם אֶת הַיֶּ֔לֶד וַתָּ֥שֶׂם בַּסּ֖וּף עַל שְׂפַ֥ת הַיְאֹֽר
- 4And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.וַתֵּתַצַּ֥ב אֲחֹת֖וֹ מֵרָחֹ֑ק לְדֵעָ֕ה מַה יֵּעָשֶׂ֖ה
- 5And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.וַתֵּ֤רֶד בַּת פַּרְעֹה֙ לִרְחֹ֣ץ עַל הַיְאֹ֔ר וְנַעֲרֹתֶ֥יהָ הֹלְכֹ֖ת עַל יַ֣ד הַיְאֹ֑ר וַתֵּ֤רֶא אֶת הַתֵּבָה֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַסּ֔וּף וַתִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֶת אֲמָתָ֖הּ וַתִּקָּחֶֽהָ
- 6And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.וַתִּפְתַּח֙ וַתִּרְאֵ֣הוּ אֶת הַיֶּ֔לֶד וְהִנֵּה נַ֖עַר בֹּכֶ֑ה וַתַּחְמֹ֣ל עָלָ֔יו וַתֹּ֕אמֶר מִיַּלְדֵ֥י הָֽעִבְרִ֖ים זֶֽה
- 7Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֲחֹתוֹ֮ אֶל בַּת פַּרְעֹה֒ הַאֵלֵ֗ךְ וְקָרָ֤אתִי אִשָּׁ֣ה מֵינֶ֔קֶת מִ֖ן הָעִבְרִיֹּ֑ת וְתֵינִ֥ק אֶת הַיָּֽלֶד
- 8And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.וַתֹּֽאמֶר בַּת פַּרְעֹ֖ה לֵ֑כִי וַתֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ הָֽעַלְמָ֔ה וַתִּקְרָ֖א אֶת אֵ֥ם הַיָּֽלֶד
- 9And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.וַתֹּ֧אמֶר בַּת פַּרְעֹ֗ה הֵילִ֜יכִי אֶת הַיֶּ֤לֶד הַזֶּה֙ וְהֵינִקִ֣הוּ וַאֲנִ֖י אֶתֵּ֣ן אֶת שְׂכָרֵ֑ךְ וַתִּקַּ֧ח הָאִשָּׁ֛ה הַיֶּ֖לֶד וַתְּנִיקֵֽהוּ
- 10And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.וַיִגְדַּ֣ל הַיֶּ֗לֶד וַתְּבִאֵ֨הוּ֙ לְבַת פַּרְעֹ֔ה וַֽיְהִי לְבֵ֑ן וַתִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמוֹ֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה וַתֹּ֕אמֶר כִּ֥י מִן הַמַּ֖יִם מְשִׁיתִֽהוּ
- 11And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.וַיְהִ֣י בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֗ם וַיִּגְדַּ֤ל מֹשֶׁה֙ וַיֵּצֵ֣א אֶל אֶחָ֔יו וַיַּ֖רְא בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם וַיַּרְא֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִצְרִ֔י מַכֶּ֥ה אִישׁ עִבְרִ֖י מֵאֶחָֽיו
- 12And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.וַיִּ֤פֶן כֹּה֙ וָכֹ֔ה וַיַּ֖רְא כִּ֣י אֵ֣ין אִ֑ישׁ וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת הַמִּצְרִ֔י וַֽיִּטְמְנֵ֖הוּ בַּחֽוֹל
- 13And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?וַיֵּצֵא֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשֵּׁנִ֔י וְהִנֵּ֛ה שְׁנֵֽי אֲנָשִׁ֥ים עִבְרִ֖ים נִצִּ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לָֽרָשָׁ֔ע לָ֥מָּה תַכֶּ֖ה רֵעֶֽךָ
- 14And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.וַ֠יֹּאמֶר מִ֣י שָֽׂמְךָ֞ לְאִ֨ישׁ שַׂ֤ר וְשֹׁפֵט֙ עָלֵ֔ינוּ הַלְהָרְגֵ֨נִי֙ אַתָּ֣ה אֹמֵ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָרַ֖גְתָּ אֶת הַמִּצְרִ֑י וַיִּירָ֤א מֹשֶׁה֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר אָכֵ֖ן נוֹדַ֥ע הַדָּבָֽר
- 15Now 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 sat down by a well.וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶת הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה וַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁ לַהֲרֹ֣ג אֶת מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיִּבְרַ֤ח מֹשֶׁה֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב בְּאֶֽרֶץ מִדְיָ֖ן וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב עַֽל הַבְּאֵֽר
- 16Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.וּלְכֹהֵ֥ן מִדְיָ֖ן שֶׁ֣בַע בָּנ֑וֹת וַתָּבֹ֣אנָה וַתִּדְלֶ֗נָה וַתְּמַלֶּ֨אנָה֙ אֶת הָ֣רְהָטִ֔ים לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת צֹ֥אן אֲבִיהֶֽן
- 17And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ הָרֹעִ֖ים וַיְגָרְשׁ֑וּם וַיָּ֤קָם מֹשֶׁה֙ וַיּ֣וֹשִׁעָ֔ן וַיַּ֖שְׁקְ אֶת צֹאנָֽם
- 18And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?וַתָּבֹ֕אנָה אֶל רְעוּאֵ֖ל אֲבִיהֶ֑ן וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מַדּ֛וּעַ מִהַרְתֶּ֥ן בֹּ֖א הַיּֽוֹם
- 19And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.וַתֹּאמַ֕רְןָ אִ֣ישׁ מִצְרִ֔י הִצִּילָ֖נוּ מִיַּ֣ד הָרֹעִ֑ים וְגַם דָּלֹ֤ה דָלָה֙ וַיַּ֖שְׁקְ אֶת הַצֹּֽאן
- 20And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֶל בְּנֹתָ֖יו וְאַיּ֑וֹ לָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ עֲזַבְתֶּ֣ן אֶת הָאִ֔ישׁ קִרְאֶ֥ן וְיֹ֥אכַל לָֽחֶם
- 21And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.וַיּ֥וֹאֶל מֹשֶׁ֖ה לָשֶׁ֣בֶת אֶת הָאִ֑ישׁ וַיִּתֵּ֛ן אֶת צִפֹּרָ֥ה בִתּ֖וֹ לְמֹשֶֽׁה
- 22And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת שְׁמ֖וֹ גֵּרְשֹׁ֑ם כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר גֵּ֣ר הָיִ֔יתִי בְּאֶ֖רֶץ נָכְרִיָּֽה
- 23And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.וַיְהִי֩ בַיָּמִ֨ים הָֽרַבִּ֜ים הָהֵ֗ם וַיָּ֨מָת֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ מִצְרַ֔יִם וַיֵּאָנְח֧וּ בְנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל מִן הָעֲבֹדָ֖ה וַיִּזְעָ֑קוּ וַתַּ֧עַל שַׁוְעָתָ֛ם אֶל הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים מִן הָעֲבֹדָֽה
- 24And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת נַאֲקָתָ֑ם וַיִּזְכֹּ֤ר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת בְּרִית֔וֹ אֶת אַבְרָהָ֖ם אֶת יִצְחָ֥ק וְאֶֽת יַעֲקֹֽב
- 25And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.וַיַּ֥רְא אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶת בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּ֖דַע אֱלֹהִֽים
Exodus 2 KJV
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Exodus 2 original-language research
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329 tagged Hebrew tokens143 distinct lexical entries25 of 25 verses source-tagged
אָמַרH559
to say (used with great latitude)
בַּתH1323
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
אִישׁH376
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
יֶלֶדH3206
something born, i.e., a lad or offspring
מֹשֶׁהH4872
Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
פַּרְעֹהH6547
Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings
רָאָהH7200
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
בֵּןH1121
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
יָלַךְH3212
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
אֱלֹהִיםH430
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
Hebrew verse gematria
YHWSA calculates these totals directly from every consonant in the tagged Hebrew source line using the Carlo Suarès letter-number system; vowel points and cantillation marks do not add values. The totals are not reverse-mapped from English. A matching number is a comparison to investigate, not proof that two passages mean the same thing.
| Verse | Value | Workspace |
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| Exodus 2:1 | 2,328 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:2 | 5,237 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:3 | 8,213 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:4 | 2,200 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:5 | 9,656 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:6 | 4,615 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:7 | 6,452 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:8 | 4,308 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:9 | 6,178 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:10 | 6,303 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:11 | 4,766 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:12 | 3,555 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:13 | 6,236 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:14 | 7,265 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:15 | 6,719 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:16 | 7,416 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:17 | 5,746 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:18 | 3,866 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:19 | 5,428 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:20 | 4,468 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:21 | 4,522 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:22 | 5,606 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:23 | 9,185 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:24 | 6,939 | study verse |
| Exodus 2:25 | 2,603 | study verse |
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