The birth and flight of Moses · Exodus 2
The birth and flight of Moses (Exodus 2) read aloud, in a fresh direct translation from the Hebrew - plain modern English, nothing added.
Translator's notes:
• Exodus 2:10 — מֹשֶׁה / מְשִׁיתִהוּ (Mosheh / meshitihu): chose "Moses" and "I drew him out". Alternatives: treating the name as an Egyptian name with no Hebrew explanation. Why: the text itself explains the name by the Hebrew verb for drawing out of water, so the rendering follows the explanation the verse gives.
• Exodus 2:22 — גֵּרְשֹׁם (Gershom): chose "Gershom". Alternatives: rendering the name by its sounded sense, "a stranger…
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