Exodus 2
- 1And a man of the house of Levi went, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
- 2And the woman conceived, and bore a son. And when she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months.
- 3And when she could no longer hide him, she took for him a basket of bulrushes, and coated it with tar and pitch, and put the child in it. And she laid it in the reeds at the river's edge.
- 4And his sister stood far away, to see what would be done to him.
- 5And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river, and her servant girls walked along by the river's side. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it.
- 6And when she had opened it, she saw the child, and the baby wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
- 7Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to you a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?
- 8And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.
- 9And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give you your wages. And the women took the child, and nursed it.
- 10And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses. And she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
- 11In those days, when Moses had grown, he went out to his brothers, and looked on their burdens. And he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brothers.
- 12And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he killed the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
- 13And when he went out the second day, two men of the Hebrews were fighting. And he said to him who did the wrong, Why do you strike your fellow?
- 14And he said, Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
- 15Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian. And he sat down by a well.
- 16Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
- 17And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
- 18And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, Why have you come so soon today?
- 19And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.
- 20And he said to his daughters, And where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.
- 21And Moses was content to live with the man. And he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
- 22And she bore him a son, and he called his name Gershom. For he said, I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.
- 23After some time the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.
- 24And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
- 25And God looked on the children of Israel, and God regarded them.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Exodus 2 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
GIGAKJVAnd a man of the house of Levi went, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
KJVAnd the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
GIGAKJVAnd the woman conceived, and bore a son. And when she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months.
KJVAnd when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
GIGAKJVAnd when she could no longer hide him, she took for him a basket of bulrushes, and coated it with tar and pitch, and put the child in it. And she laid it in the reeds at the river's edge.
KJVAnd his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
GIGAKJVAnd his sister stood far away, to see what would be done to him.
KJVAnd the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.
GIGAKJVAnd the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river, and her servant girls walked along by the river's side. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it.
KJVAnd when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
GIGAKJVAnd when she had opened it, she saw the child, and the baby wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
KJVThen said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
GIGAKJVThen his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to you a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?
KJVAnd Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the women took the child, and nursed it.
GIGAKJVAnd Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give you your wages. And the women took the child, and nursed it.
KJVAnd the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
GIGAKJVAnd the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses. And she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
KJVAnd it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.
GIGAKJVIn those days, when Moses had grown, he went out to his brothers, and looked on their burdens. And he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brothers.
KJVAnd he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
GIGAKJVAnd he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he killed the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.
KJVAnd when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
GIGAKJVAnd when he went out the second day, two men of the Hebrews were fighting. And he said to him who did the wrong, Why do you strike your fellow?
KJVAnd he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
GIGAKJVAnd he said, Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
KJVNow 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.
GIGAKJVNow when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian. And he sat down by a well.
KJVAnd when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?
GIGAKJVAnd when they came to Reuel their father, he said, Why have you come so soon today?
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd he said to his daughters, And where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.
KJVAnd Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
GIGAKJVAnd Moses was content to live with the man. And he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
KJVAnd she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
GIGAKJVAnd she bore him a son, and he called his name Gershom. For he said, I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.
KJVAnd it came to pass in process of time, 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.
GIGAKJVAfter some time the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.
KJVAnd God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto them.
GIGAKJVAnd God looked on the children of Israel, and God regarded them.
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