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| | | And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. | | | And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. |
| − | |She gave birth to a son for him, and he named him [[Gershom]], for he said, "I have been a stranger in a strange land." | + | |She gave birth to a son for him, and he named him [[Gershom]], for he said, "I've been a stranger in a strange land." |
| | |The Hebrew root '''גר''' (''gr-'') means "sojourner." | | |The Hebrew root '''גר''' (''gr-'') means "sojourner." |
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| | | And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; | | | And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; |
| − | |The L<small>ORD</small> said, "I have seen the persecution of my people in [[Egypt]], and have heard their cries under their taskmasters, and know their pains." | + | |The L<small>ORD</small> said, "I've seen the persecution of my people in [[Egypt]], and have heard their cries under their taskmasters, and know their pains." |
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| | | And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. | | | And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites. |
| − | |"I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians, and to lead them out of that land to a good and wide land, a land gushing with milk and honey, the place of the [[Canaan (land)|Canaanites]], [[Hittites]], [[Amorites]], [[Perizzites]], [[Hivites]], and [[Jebusites]]. | + | |"I've come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians, and to lead them out of that land to a good and wide land, a land gushing with milk and honey, the place of the [[Canaan (land)|Canaanites]], [[Hittites]], [[Amorites]], [[Perizzites]], [[Hivites]], and [[Jebusites]]. |
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| | | Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. | | | Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them. |
| − | |Look! The cry of the Sons of Israel has come to Me. Furthermore, I have seen the oppression with which the Egyptians treat them. | + | |Look! The cry of the Sons of Israel has come to Me. Furthermore, I've seen the oppression with which the Egyptians treat them. |
| | |The [[Hebrew]] actually repeats "oppression" and "oppress" for emphasis. | | |The [[Hebrew]] actually repeats "oppression" and "oppress" for emphasis. |
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| | | Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt | | | Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt |
| − | |"Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, 'The L<small>ORD</small> God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, appeared to me, saying 'I have visited you, and seen what is done to you in Egypt.'" | + | |"Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, 'The L<small>ORD</small> God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, appeared to me, saying 'I've visited you, and seen what is done to you in Egypt.'" |
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| | | And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. | | | And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh, which I have put in thine hand but I will harden his heart, that he shall not let the people go. |
| − | |The L<small>ORD</small> said to Moses, "When you go to return into Egypt, see that you do the miracles before Pharaoh, with the staff I have put in your hand. But I will harden his heart, and he will not dismiss the people." | + | |The L<small>ORD</small> said to Moses, "When you go to return into Egypt, see that you do the miracles before Pharaoh, with the staff I've put in your hand. But I will harden his heart, and he will not dismiss the people." |
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| | | And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant. | | | And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant. |
| − | |"More to the point, I have heard the moaning of the Sons of Israel, whom the [[Egypt]]ians keep as slaves, and I have remembered My promise." | + | |"More to the point, I've heard the moaning of the Sons of Israel, whom the [[Egypt]]ians keep as slaves, and I've remembered My promise." |
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| | | And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. | | | And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. |
| − | |The [[YHWH|L<small>ORD</small>]] said to [[Moses]], "Look: I have made you a 'god' in [[Pharaoh]]'s mind, and your brother [[Aaron]] shall be your 'prophet.'" | + | |The [[YHWH|L<small>ORD</small>]] said to [[Moses]], "Look: I've made you a 'god' in [[Pharaoh]]'s mind, and your brother [[Aaron]] shall be your 'prophet.'" |
| | |Pharaoh [[Neferhotep]] | | |Pharaoh [[Neferhotep]] |
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