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Parallel EXO 2:15

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BI Exo 2:15 ©

OET (OET-RV)Indeed, when Far’oh heard about it, he ordered Mosheh to be killed. So Mosheh had to flee from the king and he took off east to live in Midian and he stayed near the well.

OET-LVAnd_he/it_listened Farˊoh DOM the_matter the_this and_he/it_sought to_kill DOM Mosheh and_fled Mosheh from_face/in_front_of Farˊoh and_he/it_sat_down//remained//lived in_land_of of_Midyān and_he/it_sat_down//remained//lived at the_well.

UHBוַ⁠יִּשְׁמַ֤ע פַּרְעֹה֙ אֶת־הַ⁠דָּבָ֣ר הַ⁠זֶּ֔ה וַ⁠יְבַקֵּ֖שׁ לַ⁠הֲרֹ֣ג אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַ⁠יִּבְרַ֤ח מֹשֶׁה֙ מִ⁠פְּנֵ֣י פַרְעֹ֔ה וַ⁠יֵּ֥שֶׁב בְּ⁠אֶֽרֶץ־מִדְיָ֖ן וַ⁠יֵּ֥שֶׁב עַֽל־הַ⁠בְּאֵֽר׃ 
   (va⁠yyishəmaˊ parˊoh ʼet-ha⁠ddāⱱār ha⁠zzeh va⁠yəⱱaqqēsh la⁠hₐrog ʼet-mosheh va⁠yyiⱱraḩ mosheh mi⁠pənēy farˊoh va⁠yyēsheⱱ bə⁠ʼereʦ-midyān va⁠yyēsheⱱ ˊal-ha⁠bəʼēr.)

Key: yellow:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And Pharaoh heard this thing, and he sought to kill Moses. And Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh.
¶  And he dwelt in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.

UST When the king heard that Moses killed an Egyptian, he ordered his soldiers to kill Moses. But Moses ran away from the king and left Egypt. He traveled east to the region of Midian and started to live there. One day as Moses was sitting beside a well,


BSB § When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.

OEBNo OEB EXO book available

WEB Now 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.

NET When Pharaoh heard about this event, he sought to kill Moses. So Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, and he settled by a certain well.

LSV And Pharaoh hears of this thing, and seeks to slay Moses, and Moses flees from the face of Pharaoh, and dwells in the land of Midian, and dwells by the well.

FBV When Pharaoh found out, he tried to have Moses killed, but Moses ran away from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian.
¶ One day as he was sitting by a well,

T4TAnd that was correct. The king heard about what he/I had done to that Egyptian. So he ordered his soldiers to execute/kill Moses/me. But he/I fled from the king and left Egypt. He/I traveled east to the Midian region and started to live there.

LEB And Pharaoh heard this matter, and he sought to kill Moses, and Moses fled from Pharaoh, and he lived in the land of Midian, and he lived at a certain well.[fn]


?:? Literally “the well”

BBE Now when Pharaoh had news of this, he would have put Moses to death. But Moses went in flight from Pharaoh into the land of Midian: and he took his seat by a water-spring.

MOFNo MOF EXO book available

JPS Now 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.

ASV Now 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.

DRA And Pharao heard of this word and sought to kill Moses: but he fled from his sight, and abode in the land of Madian, and he sat down by a well.

YLT And Pharaoh heareth of this thing, and seeketh to slay Moses, and Moses fleeth from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelleth in the land of Midian, and dwelleth by the well.

DBY And Pharaoh heard of this matter, and sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from before Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian. And he sat by the well.

RV Now 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.

WBS Now 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.

KJB Now 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.

BB And Pharao heard of it, and went about to slaye Moyses. And Moyses fleyng from the face of Pharao, dwelt in the lande of Madian: and he sate downe by the welles syde.
  (And Pharaoh heard of it, and went about to slay/kill Moses. And Moses fleyng from the face of Pharaoh, dwelt in the land of Madian: and he sat down by the welles side.)

GNV Now Pharaoh heard this matter, and sought to slay Moses: therefore Moses fled from Pharaoh, and dwelt in the lande of Midian, and hee sate downe by a well.
  (Now Pharaoh heard this matter, and sought to slay Moses: therefore Moses fled from Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well. )

CB And Pharao herde of it, and sought for Moses, to slaye him. But Moses fled from Pharao, and kepte him in the lande of Madian, and sat him downe by a wells syde.
  (And Pharaoh heard of it, and sought for Moses, to slay/kill him. But Moses fled from Pharaoh, and kepte him in the land of Madian, and sat him down by a wells side.)

WYC And Farao herde this word, and souyte to sle Moyses, which fledde fro his siyt, and dwellide in the lond of Madian, and sat bisidis a pit.
  (And Pharaoh heard this word, and souyte to slay/kill Moses, which fledde from his siyt, and dwelled/dwelt in the land of Madian, and sat beside a pit.)

LUT Und es kam vor Pharao, der trachtete nach Mose, daß er ihn erwürgete. Aber Mose floh vor Pharao und hielt sich im Lande Midian und wohnete bei einem Brunnen.
  (And it came before/in_front_of Pharao, the trachtete nach Mose, that he him/it stranglede. But Mose floh before/in_front_of Pharao and hielt itself/yourself/themselves in_the land Midian and wohnete bei one Brunnen.)

CLV Audivitque Pharao sermonem hunc, et quærebat occidere Moysen: qui fugiens de conspectu ejus, moratus est in terra Madian, et sedit juxta puteum.
  (Audivitque Pharao sermonem hunc, and quærebat occidere Moysen: who fugiens about conspectu his, moratus it_is in earth/land Madian, and sedit yuxta puteum. )

BRN And Pharao heard this matter, and sought to slay Moses; and Moses departed from the presence of Pharao, and dwelt in the land of Madiam; and having come into the land of Madiam, he sat on the well.

BrLXX Ἤκουσε δὲ Φαραὼ τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο, καὶ ἐζήτει ἀνελεῖν Μωυσῆν. Ἀνεχώρησε δὲ Μωυσῆς ἀπὸ προσώπου Φαραὼ, καὶ ᾤκησεν ἐν γῇ Μαδιάμ· ἐλθὼν δὲ εἰς γῆν Μαδιὰμ, ἐκάθισεν ἐπὶ τοῦ φρέατος.
  (Aʸkouse de Faraō to ɽaʸma touto, kai ezaʸtei anelein Mōusaʸn. Aneⱪōraʸse de Mōusaʸs apo prosōpou Faraō, kai ᾤkaʸsen en gaʸ Madiam; elthōn de eis gaʸn Madiam, ekathisen epi tou freatos. )


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

2:15 Moses fled: By trying to rescue Israel himself rather than through God’s help, Moses made himself a fugitive rather than a leader in Egypt, forestalling God’s purposes for him. Moses’ life was drastically changed as a consequence of his actions (cp. Num 20:9-13; Deut 3:23-29).
• Midian was located on both sides of the Gulf of Aqaba—in the southern Sinai Peninsula and on the western edge of the Arabian Peninsula. A major trade route from southern Arabia passed through this dry and barren area. Its people seem to have been nomadic shepherds and traders (see Gen 37:28). It was a good place for a fugitive to disappear.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יְבַקֵּ֖שׁ לַ⁠הֲרֹ֣ג אֶת־מֹשֶׁ֑ה

and=he/it_sought to,kill DOM Mosheh

Pharaoh most likely delegated this task. Alternative translation: “and he sought to have Moses killed” (note that the passive form will not work in every language)

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִ⁠פְּנֵ֣י

from=face/in_front_of

His face means his presence. Alternate translation: “from”

וַ⁠יֵּ֥שֶׁב & וַ⁠יֵּ֥שֶׁב

and=he/it_sat_down//remained//lived & and=he/it_sat_down//remained//lived

In Hebrew, these are the same verb. In English, they could be translated as “settle,” which can mean to dwell in a certain place, but it can also mean to lower one’s body into a seated position. This could mean: (1) Moses lived in Midian. He sat by this well one day. This may have been the well for the town he lived in. (2) Moses lived in Midian. His home was by this well. (3) Moses was a wanderer. He was in Midian and sat by this well when the next event occurred.

BI Exo 2:15 ©