- Exodus 2:11
וַיְהִי ׀ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וַיִּגְדַּל מֹשֶׁה וַיֵּצֵא אֶל־אֶחָיו וַיַּרְא בְּסִבְלֹתָם וַיַּרְא אִישׁ מִצְרִי מַכֶּה אִישׁ־עִבְרִי מֵאֶחָיו׃
Some time after that, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his kinsfolk and witnessed their labors. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his kinsmen.
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲוָה בְּיוֹמַיָּא הָאִנּוּן וּרְבָא מֹשֶׁה וּנְפַק לְוָת אֲחוֹהִי וַחֲזָא בְּפוּלְחָנְהוֹן וַחֲזָא גְּבַר מִצְרַי מָחֵי לִגְבַר יְהוּדַי מֵאֲחוֹהִי׃
It was in those days when Moshe was grown that he [began] to go out to his brethren, and he saw their burdens [hard labor]. [One day] he saw an Egyptian beating one of his Hebrew brethren.
- Exodus 2:12
וַיִּפֶן כֹּה וָכֹה וַיַּרְא כִּי אֵין אִישׁ וַיַּךְ אֶת־הַמִּצְרִי וַיִּטְמְנֵהוּ בַּחוֹל׃
He turned this way and that and, seeing no one about, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.
Targum Onkelos
וְאִתְפְּנִי לְכָא וּלְכָא וַחֲזָא אֲרֵי לֵית אֲנָשׁ וּמְחָא יָת מִצְרָאָה וְטַמְרֵיהּ בְּחָלָא׃
He [Moshe] looked all around and [when] he saw that no man was there [watching], he killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand.
- Exodus 2:13
וַיֵּצֵא בַּיּוֹם הַשֵּׁנִי וְהִנֵּה שְׁנֵי־אֲנָשִׁים עִבְרִים נִצִּים וַיֹּאמֶר לָרָשָׁע לָמָּה תַכֶּה רֵעֶךָ׃
When he went out the next day, he found two Hebrews fighting; so he said to the offender, “Why do you strike your fellow?”
Targum Onkelos
וּנְפַק בְּיוֹמָא תִּנְיָנָא וְהָא תְּרֵין גּוּבְרִין יְהוּדָאִין נָצַן וַאֲמַר לְחַיָּבָא לְמָא אַתְּ מָחֵי לְחַבְרָךְ׃
He went out the next day, and behold two Hebrew men were quarreling. And he said to the wicked one, “Why are you beating your friend?”
- Exodus 2:14
וַיֹּאמֶר מִי שָׂמְךָ לְאִישׁ שַׂר וְשֹׁפֵט עָלֵינוּ הַלְהׇרְגֵנִי אַתָּה אֹמֵר כַּאֲשֶׁר הָרַגְתָּ אֶת־הַמִּצְרִי וַיִּירָא מֹשֶׁה וַיֹּאמַר אָכֵן נוֹדַע הַדָּבָר׃
He retorted, “Who made you chief and ruler over us? Do you mean to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Moses was frightened, and thought: Then the matter is known!
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר מַן שַׁוְיָךְ לִגְבַר רַב וְדַיָּין עֲלַנָא הַלְמִקְטְלִי אַתְּ אָמַר כְּמָא דִּקְטַלְתָּא יָת מִצְרָאָה וּדְחֵיל מֹשֶׁה וַאֲמַר בְּקוּשְׁטָא אִתְיְדַע פִּתְגָמָא׃
He [the wicked one] said, “Who made you a man, officer and judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Moshe was frightened, and he said, “So [Certainly] the matter is known.”
- Exodus 2:15
וַיִּשְׁמַע פַּרְעֹה אֶת־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיְבַקֵּשׁ לַהֲרֹג אֶת־מֹשֶׁה וַיִּבְרַח מֹשֶׁה מִפְּנֵי פַרְעֹה וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּאֶרֶץ־מִדְיָן וַיֵּשֶׁב עַל־הַבְּאֵר׃
When Pharaoh learned of the matter, he sought to kill Moses; but Moses fled from Pharaoh. He arrived in the land of Midian, and sat down beside a well.
Targum Onkelos
וּשְׁמַע פַּרְעֹה יָת פִּתְגָמָא הָדֵין וּבְעָא לְמִקְטַל יָת מֹשֶׁה וַעֲרַק מֹשֶׁה מִן קֳדָם פַּרְעֹה וִיתֵיב בְּאַרְעָא דְּמִדְיָן וִיתֵיב עַל בֵּירָא׃
Pharaoh heard about the matter, and he planned to kill Moshe. Moshe fled from Pharaoh, and resided in the land of Midian, and he sat [lived] near the well.
- Exodus 2:16
וּלְכֹהֵן מִדְיָן שֶׁבַע בָּנוֹת וַתָּבֹאנָה וַתִּדְלֶנָה וַתְּמַלֶּאנָה אֶת־הָרְהָטִים לְהַשְׁקוֹת צֹאן אֲבִיהֶן׃
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came to draw water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock;
Targum Onkelos
וּלְרַבָּא דְּמִדְיָן שְׁבַע בְּנָן וַאֲתַאָה וּדְלַאָה וּמְלַאָה יָת רָטַיָּא לְאַשְׁקָאָה עָנָא דַּאֲבוּהוֹן׃
The priest [minister] of Midian had seven daughters. They came to draw water [from the well] and fill the troughs to water their father’s sheep.
- Exodus 2:17
וַיָּבֹאוּ הָרֹעִים וַיְגָרְשׁוּם וַיָּקׇם מֹשֶׁה וַיּוֹשִׁעָן וַיַּשְׁקְ אֶת־צֹאנָם׃
but shepherds came and drove them off. Moses rose to their defense, and he watered their flock.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲתוֹ רָעַיָּא וּטְרַדוּנִין וְקָם מֹשֶׁה וּפְרַקִנִּין וְאַשְׁקִי יָת עָנְהוֹן׃
Then the shepherds came and chased them away. Moshe got up and came to their aid, and then watered their sheep.
- Exodus 2:18
וַתָּבֹאנָה אֶל־רְעוּאֵל אֲבִיהֶן וַיֹּאמֶר מַדּוּעַ מִהַרְתֶּן בֹּא הַיּוֹם׃
When they returned to their father Reuel, he said, “How is it that you have come back so soon today?”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲתַאָה לְוָת רְעוּאֵל אֲבוּהוֹן וַאֲמַר מָדֵין אוֹחִיתִין לְמֵיתֵי יוֹמָא דֵין׃
When they came to Reu’eil, their father, he said [to them], “How did you get to come [home] so early today?”
- Exodus 2:19
וַתֹּאמַרְןָ אִישׁ מִצְרִי הִצִּילָנוּ מִיַּד הָרֹעִים וְגַם־דָּלֹה דָלָה לָנוּ וַיַּשְׁקְ אֶת־הַצֹּאן׃
They answered, “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds; he even drew water for us and watered the flock.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַרָא גּוּבְרָא מִצְרָאָה שֵׁיזְבַנָא מִיְּדָא דְּרָעַיָּא וְאַף מִדְלָא דְּלָא לַנָא וְאַשְׁקִי יָת עָנָא׃
They said, “An Egyptian rescued us from the hand of the shepherds; and he also drew [water] for us, and watered the sheep.”
- Exodus 2:20
וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־בְּנֹתָיו וְאַיּוֹ לָמָּה זֶּה עֲזַבְתֶּן אֶת־הָאִישׁ קִרְאֶן לוֹ וְיֹאכַל לָחֶם׃
He said to his daughters, “Where is he then? Why did you leave the man? Ask him in to break bread.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר לִבְנָתֵיהּ וְאָן הוּא לְמָא דְּנָן שְׁבַקְתִּין יָת גּוּבְרָא קְרַן לֵיהּ וְיֵיכוֹל לַחְמָא׃
He said to his daughters, “And where is he? Why did you abandon the man? Call him and let him eat bread.”
- Exodus 2:21
וַיּוֹאֶל מֹשֶׁה לָשֶׁבֶת אֶת־הָאִישׁ וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־צִפֹּרָה בִתּוֹ לְמֹשֶׁה׃
Moses consented to stay with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah as wife.
Targum Onkelos
וּצְבִי מֹשֶׁה לְמִתַּב עִם גּוּבְרָא וִיהַב יָת צִפּוֹרָה בְּרַתֵּיהּ לְמֹשֶׁה׃
Moshe agreed to reside with the man, and he gave Moshe his daughter Tzipporah.
- Exodus 2:22
וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ גֵּרְשֹׁם כִּי אָמַר גֵּר הָיִיתִי בְּאֶרֶץ נׇכְרִיָּה׃
She bore a son whom he named Gershom, for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land.”
Targum Onkelos
וִילֵידַת בַּר וּקְרָא יָת שְׁמֵיהּ גֵּרְשׁוֹם אֲרֵי אֲמַר דַּיָּר הֲוֵיתִי בַּאֲרַע נוּכְרָאָה׃
When she gave birth to a son, he named him Gershom, for he said, “I have been a foreigner in a strange land.”
- Exodus 2:23
וַיְהִי בַיָּמִים הָרַבִּים הָהֵם וַיָּמׇת מֶלֶךְ מִצְרַיִם וַיֵּאָנְחוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן־הָעֲבֹדָה וַיִּזְעָקוּ וַתַּעַל שַׁוְעָתָם אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִים מִן־הָעֲבֹדָה׃
A long time after that, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites were groaning under the bondage and cried out; and their cry for help from the bondage rose up to God.
Targum Onkelos
וַהֲוָה בְּיוֹמַיָּא סַגִּיאַיָּא הָאִנּוּן וּמִית מַלְכָּא דְּמִצְרַיִם וְאִתְאָנַחוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן פּוּלְחָנָא דַּהֲוָה קְשֵׁי עֲלֵיהוֹן וּזְעִיקוּ וּסְלֵיקַת קְבִילַתְהוֹן לִקְדָם יְיָ מִן פּוּלְחָנָא׃
A long time passed and the king of Egypt died. The B’nei Yisrael moaned because of their enslavement [which was hard upon them], and they cried. Their plea about their enslavement went up to [before] God.
- Exodus 2:24
וַיִּשְׁמַע אֱלֹהִים אֶת־נַאֲקָתָם וַיִּזְכֹּר אֱלֹהִים אֶת־בְּרִיתוֹ אֶת־אַבְרָהָם אֶת־יִצְחָק וְאֶת־יַעֲקֹב׃
God heard their moaning, and God remembered the covenant with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.
Targum Onkelos
וּשְׁמִיעַ קֳדָם יְיָ יָת קְבִילַתְהוֹן וּדְכִיר יְיָ יָת קְיָמֵיהּ דְּעִם אַבְרָהָם דְּעִם יִצְחָק וּדְעִם יַעֲקֹב׃
Elohim heard their groaning [was heard before Elohim] and Elohim remembered His covenant with Avraham, with Yitzchok and with Yaakov.
- Exodus 2:25
וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֵּדַע אֱלֹהִים׃
God looked upon the Israelites, and God took notice of them.
Targum Onkelos
וּגְלֵי קֳדָם יְיָ שִׁעְבּוּדָא דִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַאֲמַר בְּמֵימְרֵיהּ לְמִפְרַקְהוֹן יְיָ׃
Elohim saw [The enslavement of] the B’nei Yisrael [became revealed before Elohim], and Elohim took knowledge of them [said with His Word that He would deliver them].