During the seventh week, in the seventh year, in the forty-seventh jubilee [2303], your father came from the land of Canaan. You were born during the fourth week, in its sixth year, in the forty-eighth jubilee [2330], which was the time of distress for the Israelites.

The pharaoh, the king of Egypt, had given orders regarding them that they were to throw their sons — every male who was born — into the river.

They continued throwing (them in) for seven months until the time when you were born. Your mother hid you for three months. Then they told about her.

She made a box for you, covered it with pitch and asphalt, and put it in the grass at the riverbank. She put you in it for seven days. Your mother would come at night and nurse you, and during the day your sister Miriam would protect you from the birds.

At that time Tarmuth, the pharaoh’s daughter, went out to bathe in the river and heard you crying. She told her slaves to bring you, so they brought you to her.

She took you out of the box and pitied you.

Then your sister said to her: ‘Should I go and summon for you one of the Hebrew women who will care for and nurse this infant for you’? [She said to her: ‘Go’.]

She went and summoned your mother Jochebed. She gave her wages and she took care of you.

Afterwards, when you had grown up, you were brought to the pharaoh’s daughter and became her child. Your father Amram taught you (the art of) writing. After you had completed three weeks [ = 21 years], he brought you into the royal court.

You remained in the court for three weeks of years [ = 21 years] until the time when you went from the royal court and saw the Egyptian beating your companion who was one of the Israelites. You killed him and hid him in the sand.

On the next day you found two of the Israelites fighting. You said to the one who was acting unjustly: ‘Why are you beating your brother’?

He became angry and indignant and said: ‘Who appointed you as ruler and judge over us? Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian’? Then you were afraid and ran away because of this matter.