¹¹ Now it came about in those days, ^(A)when Moses had grown up, that he went out to his ^[a]fellow Hebrews and looked at their ^[b](B)hard labors; and ^(C)he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his ^[c]fellow Hebrews. ¹² So he ^[d]looked this way and that, and when he saw that there was no one around, he ^(D)struck and killed the Egyptian, and hid ^[e]his body in the sand. ¹³ Now he went out ^(E)the next day, and behold, two Hebrews were ^[f]fighting with each other; and he said to the ^[g]offender, “Why are you striking your companion?” ¹⁴ But he said, “^(F)Who made you a ^[h]ruler and a judge over us? Do you ^[i]intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and said, “Surely the matter has become known!”

Moses Escapes to Midian

¹⁵ When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he tried to kill Moses. But ^(G)Moses fled from the presence of Pharaoh and ^[j]settled in the land of Midian, and he sat down ^(H)by a well.

¹⁶ Now ^(I)the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and ^(J)they came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. ¹⁷ Then the shepherds came and drove them away, but ^(K)Moses stood up and helped them and watered their flock. ¹⁸ When they came to their father ^(L)Reuel, he said, “Why have you come back so soon today?” ¹⁹ They said, “An Egyptian saved us from ^[k]the shepherds, and what is more, he even drew water for us and watered the flock.” ²⁰ So he said to his daughters, “Where is he then? Why is it that you have left the man behind? Invite him ^[l]to have something to eat.” ²¹ And ^(M)Moses was willing to live with the man. And he gave his daughter ^(N)Zipporah to Moses. ²² Then she gave birth to ^(O)a son, and he named him ^[m]Gershom, for he said, “I have been ^(P)a stranger in a foreign land.”