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Shemot 2:15-25 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

15. Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moshe. But Moshe fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in Eretz Midyan; and he sat down by a well.

16. Now the kohen of Midyan had sheva banot; and they came and drew mayim, and filled the troughs to water the tzon of their av.

17. And the ro'im (shepherds) came and drove them away; but Moshe stood up and rescued them, and watered their tzon.

18. And when they came to Reuel their av, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon today?

19. And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the yad of the ro'im (shepherds), and also drew enough for us, and watered the tzon.

20. And he said unto his banot, And where is he? Why is it that ye have left the ish? Call him, that he may eat lechem.

21. And Moshe was content to dwell with the ish; and he gave Moshe Tzipporah his bat.

22. And she bore him a ben, and he called shmo Gershom; for he said, I have been a ger in a foreign land.

23. And it came to pass in process of time, that Melech Mitzrayim died; and the Bnei Yisroel groaned by reason of haAvodah (the Bondage), and they cried out, and their cry came up unto HaElohim by reason of haAvodah.

24. And Elohim heard their groaning, and Elohim remembered His brit (covenant) with Avraham, with Yitzchak, and with Ya'akov.

25. And Elohim looked upon the Bnei Yisroel, and Elohim had da'as of them.

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