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replied. “They are more vigorous and have their babies so quickly that we
cannot get there in time.”
20 So God was good to the midwives, and the Israelites continued to multiply,
growing more and more powerful. 21 And because the midwives feared God,
he gave them families of their own.
22 Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Throw every newborn
Hebrew boy into the Nile River. But you may let the girls live.”
The Birth of Moses
About this time, a man and woman from the tribe of Levi got married.
2 The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She saw that he was
a special baby and kept him hidden for three months. 3 But when she could no
longer hide him, she got a basket made of papyrus reeds and waterproofed
it with tar and pitch.
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She put the baby in the basket
and laid it among the reeds
the
along the bank of
River.
The baby’s sister then stood at a distance, watching to see what would happen
to him.
5 Soon Pharaoh’s daughter came down to bathe in the river, and her attendants walked along the riverbank. When the princess saw the basket among
the reeds, she sent her maid to get it for her. 6 When the princess opened it,
she saw the baby. The little boy was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This
must be one of the Hebrew children,” she said.
7 Then the baby’s sister approached the princess. “Should I go and find one
of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?” she asked.
8 “Yes, do!” the princess replied. So the girl went and called the baby’s mother.
9 “Take this baby and nurse him for me,” the princess told the baby’s mother. “I
will pay you for your help.” So the woman took her baby home and nursed him.
10 Later, when the boy was older, his mother brought him back to Pharaoh’s
daughter, who adopted him as her own son.
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The princess named him Moses,
for she explained,
“I lifted him out of the water.”
Moses Escapes to Midian
11 Many years later, when Moses had grown up, he went out to visit his own
people, the Hebrews, and he saw how hard they were forced to work. During
his visit, he saw an Egyptian beating one of his fellow Hebrews. 12 After looking
in all directions to make sure no one was watching, Moses killed the Egyptian
and hid the body in the sand.
