Exodus 2

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 there". Why: the verse explains the name by ger, a stranger or sojourner, plus the sound of sham, there; the name is kept as a name and the explanation is carried in Moses' own words.