--- title: Exodus 2 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Exodus chapter 2 of the Tanakh (The Torah) in Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Torah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/) / [Exodus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO/) / chapter 2 # Exodus 2 25 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (Targum Onkelos) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [2:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.1/) — וַיֵּלֶךְ אִישׁ מִבֵּית לֵוִי וַיִּקַּח אֶת־בַּת־לֵוִֽי׃ — And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. - [2:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.2/) — וַתַּהַר הָאִשָּׁה וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתֵּרֶא אֹתוֹ כִּי־טוֹב הוּא וַֽתִּצְפְּנֵהוּ שְׁלֹשָׁה יְרָחִֽים׃ — And the woman conceived, and bore a son; and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. - [2:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.3/) — וְלֹא־יָכְלָה עוֹד הַצְּפִינוֹ וַתִּֽקַּֽח־לוֹ תֵּבַת גֹּמֶא וַתַּחְמְרָה בַחֵמָר וּבַזָּפֶת וַתָּשֶׂם בָּהּ אֶת־הַיֶּלֶד וַתָּשֶׂם בַּסּוּף עַל־שְׂפַת הַיְאֹֽר׃ — And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch; and she put the child therein, and laid it in the flags by the river's brink. - [2:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.4/) — וַתֵּתַצַּב אֲחֹתוֹ מֵרָחֹק לְדֵעָה מַה־יֵּעָשֶׂה לֽוֹ׃ — And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him. - [2:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.5/) — וַתֵּרֶד בַּת־פַּרְעֹה לִרְחֹץ עַל־הַיְאֹר וְנַעֲרֹתֶיהָ הֹלְכֹת עַל־יַד הַיְאֹר וַתֵּרֶא אֶת־הַתֵּבָה בְּתוֹךְ הַסּוּף וַתִּשְׁלַח אֶת־אֲמָתָהּ וַתִּקָּחֶֽהָ — And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe in the river; and her maidens walked along by the river-side; and she saw the ark among the flags, and sent her handmaid to fetch it. - [2:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.6/) — וַתִּפְתַּח וַתִּרְאֵהוּ אֶת־הַיֶּלֶד וְהִנֵּה־נַעַר בֹּכֶה וַתַּחְמֹל עָלָיו וַתֹּאמֶר מִיַּלְדֵי הָֽעִבְרִים זֶֽה׃ — And she opened it, and saw it, even the child; and behold a boy that wept. And she had compassion on him, and said: 'This is one of the Hebrews' children.' - [2:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.7/) — וַתֹּאמֶר אֲחֹתוֹ אֶל־בַּת־פַּרְעֹה הַאֵלֵךְ וְקָרָאתִי לָךְ אִשָּׁה מֵינֶקֶת מִן הָעִבְרִיֹּת וְתֵינִק לָךְ אֶת־הַיָּֽלֶד׃ — Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter: 'Shall I go and call thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?' - [2:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.8/) — וַתֹּֽאמֶר־לָהּ בַּת־פַּרְעֹה לֵכִי וַתֵּלֶךְ הָֽעַלְמָה וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־אֵם הַיָּֽלֶד׃ — And Pharaoh's daughter said to her: 'Go.' And the maiden went and called the child's mother. - [2:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.9/) — וַתֹּאמֶר לָהּ בַּת־פַּרְעֹה הֵילִיכִי אֶת־הַיֶּלֶד הַזֶּה וְהֵינִקִהוּ לִי וַאֲנִי אֶתֵּן אֶת־שְׂכָרֵךְ וַתִּקַּח הָאִשָּׁה הַיֶּלֶד וַתְּנִיקֵֽהוּ׃ — And 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. - [2:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.10/) — וַיִגְדַּלהַיֶּלֶד וַתְּבִאֵהוּ לְבַת־פַּרְעֹה וַֽיְהִי־לָהּ לְבֵן וַתִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ מֹשֶׁה וַתֹּאמֶר כִּי מִן־הַמַּיִם מְשִׁיתִֽהוּ׃ — And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, and said: 'Because I drew him out of the water.' - [2:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.11/) — וַיְהִי ׀ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וַיִּגְדַּל מֹשֶׁה וַיֵּצֵא אֶל־אֶחָיו וַיַּרְא בְּסִבְלֹתָם וַיַּרְא אִישׁ מִצְרִי מַכֶּה אִישׁ־עִבְרִי מֵאֶחָֽיו׃ — And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens; and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren. - [2:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.12/) — וַיִּפֶן כֹּה וָכֹה וַיַּרְא כִּי אֵין אִישׁ וַיַּךְ אֶת־הַמִּצְרִי וַֽיִּטְמְנֵהוּ בַּחֽוֹל׃ — And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he smote the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. - [2:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.13/) — וַיֵּצֵא בַּיּוֹם הַשֵּׁנִי וְהִנֵּה שְׁנֵֽי־אֲנָשִׁים עִבְרִים נִצִּים וַיֹּאמֶר לָֽרָשָׁע לָמָּה תַכֶּה רֵעֶֽךָ׃ — And he went out the second day, and, behold, two men of the Hebrews were striving together; and he said to him that did the wrong: 'Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?' - [2:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.14/) — וַיֹּאמֶר מִי שָֽׂמְךָ לְאִישׁ שַׂר וְשֹׁפֵט עָלֵינוּ הַלְהָרְגֵנִי אַתָּה אֹמֵר כַּאֲשֶׁר הָרַגְתָּ אֶת־הַמִּצְרִי וַיִּירָא מֹשֶׁה וַיֹּאמַר אָכֵן נוֹדַע הַדָּבָֽר׃ — And he said: 'Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? thinkest thou to kill me, as thou didst kill the Egyptian?' And Moses feared, and said: 'Surely the thing is known.' - [2:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.15/) — וַיִּשְׁמַע פַּרְעֹה אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיְבַקֵּשׁ לַהֲרֹג אֶת־מֹשֶׁה וַיִּבְרַח מֹשֶׁה מִפְּנֵי פַרְעֹה וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּאֶֽרֶץ־מִדְיָן וַיֵּשֶׁב עַֽל־הַבְּאֵֽר׃ — 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 sat down by a well. - [2:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.16/) — וּלְכֹהֵן מִדְיָן שֶׁבַע בָּנוֹת וַתָּבֹאנָה וַתִּדְלֶנָה וַתְּמַלֶּאנָה אֶת־הָרְהָטִים לְהַשְׁקוֹת צֹאן אֲבִיהֶֽן׃ — Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. - [2:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.17/) — וַיָּבֹאוּ הָרֹעִים וַיְגָרְשׁוּם וַיָּקָם מֹשֶׁה וַיּוֹשִׁעָן וַיַּשְׁקְ אֶת־צֹאנָֽם׃ — And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. - [2:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.18/) — וַתָּבֹאנָה אֶל־רְעוּאֵל אֲבִיהֶן וַיֹּאמֶר מַדּוּעַ מִהַרְתֶּן בֹּא הַיּֽוֹם׃ — And when they came to Reuel their father, he said: 'How is it that ye are come so soon to-day?' - [2:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.19/) — וַתֹּאמַרְןָ אִישׁ מִצְרִי הִצִּילָנוּ מִיַּד הָרֹעִים וְגַם־דָּלֹה דָלָה לָנוּ וַיַּשְׁקְ אֶת־הַצֹּֽאן׃ — And they said: 'An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.' - [2:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.20/) — וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־בְּנֹתָיו וְאַיּוֹ לָמָּה זֶּה עֲזַבְתֶּן אֶת־הָאִישׁ קִרְאֶן לוֹ וְיֹאכַל לָֽחֶם׃ — And 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.' - [2:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.21/) — וַיּוֹאֶל מֹשֶׁה לָשֶׁבֶת אֶת־הָאִישׁ וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־צִפֹּרָה בִתּוֹ לְמֹשֶֽׁה׃ — And Moses was content to dwell with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. - [2:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.22/) — וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ גֵּרְשֹׁם כִּי אָמַר גֵּר הָיִיתִי בְּאֶרֶץ נָכְרִיָּֽה׃פ — And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom; for he said: 'I have been a stranger in a strange land.' - [2:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.23/) — וַיְהִי בַיָּמִים הָֽרַבִּים הָהֵם וַיָּמָת מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם וַיֵּאָנְחוּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן־הָעֲבֹדָה וַיִּזְעָקוּ וַתַּעַל שַׁוְעָתָם אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים מִן־הָעֲבֹדָֽה׃ — And it came to pass in the course of those many days 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. - [2:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.24/) — וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹהִים אֶת־נַאֲקָתָם וַיִּזְכֹּר אֱלֹהִים אֶת־בְּרִיתוֹ אֶת־אַבְרָהָם אֶת־יִצְחָק וְאֶֽת־יַעֲקֹֽב׃ — And God heard their groaning, and God remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. - [2:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.2.25/) — וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֵּדַע אֱלֹהִֽים׃ס — And God saw the children of Israel, and God took cognizance of them. - ← previous: [Exodus 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO/1/) - next →: [Exodus 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO/3/) - ↑ back to [Exodus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO/)