Exodus 2:13-25

Legacy Standard Bible

¹³ Then he went out ^(A)the next day, and behold, two Hebrews were struggling with each other; and he said to the ^[a]wicked one, “Why are you striking your companion?” ¹⁴ But he said, “^(B)Who made you a ^[b]ruler or a judge over us? Are you ^[c]intending to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and said, “Surely the matter has become known.” ¹⁵ And Pharaoh heard of this matter, so he sought to kill Moses. But ^(C)Moses fled from the presence of Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, and he ^[d]sat down ^(D)by a well. ¹⁶ Now ^(E)the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and ^(F)they came and drew water and filled the troughs to give water to their father’s flock to drink. ¹⁷ Then the shepherds came and drove them away, but ^(G)Moses rose up and saved them and gave water to their flock to drink. ¹⁸ Then they came to ^(H)Reuel their father, and he said, “Why have you come back so soon today?” ¹⁹ So they said, “An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he actually even drew the water for us and gave water to the flock to drink.” ²⁰ And he said to his daughters, “Where is he then? Why is it that you have left the man behind? Call him so that he may eat bread.” ^21 (I)And Moses was willing to settle down with the man, and he gave his daughter ^(J)Zipporah to Moses. ²² Then she gave birth to ^(K)a son, and he named him ^[e]Gershom, for he said, “I have been ^(L)a ^[f]sojourner in a foreign land.”

God Hears Israel’s Groaning

²³ Now it happened in the course of those many days that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel ^(M)sighed because of the slavery, and they cried out; and ^(N)their cry for help because of their slavery rose up to God. ²⁴ So ^(O)God heard their groaning; and God remembered ^(P)His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. ^25 (Q)And God saw the sons of Israel, and God knew them.