17. “But as the time of the promise that God had made to Abraham was drawing near, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt
18. until another king arose over Egypt who did not know Joseph.
19. This man deceitfully took advantage of our people and mistreated our ancestors, causing them to abandon their infants so that they would not be kept alive.
20. At this time Moses was born, and he was beautiful to God. He was brought up for three months in his father’s house,
21. and when he was abandoned, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up and brought him up as her own son.
22. And Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was powerful in his words and deeds.
23. “But when he was forty years old, it entered in his heart to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel.
24. And when he saw one of them being unjustly harmed, he defended him and avenged the one who had been oppressed by striking down the Egyptian.
25. And he thought his brothers would understand that God was granting deliverance to them by his hand, but they did not understand.
26. And on the following day, he made an appearance to them while they were fighting and was attempting to reconcile them in peace, saying, ‘Men and brothers, why are you doing wrong to one another?’
27. But the one who was doing wrong to his neighbor pushed him aside, saying, ‘Who appointed you a ruler and a judge over us?
28. You do not want to do away with me the same way you did away with the Egyptian yesterday, do you?’