Jubilees 47

1And in the seventh week, in the seventh year, in the forty-seventh jubilee, your father came from the land of Canaan, and you were born in the fourth week, in the sixth year, in the forty-eighth jubilee.

2That was a time of affliction upon the children of Israel, and Pharaoh, king of Egypt, commanded concerning them that they should throw all their children, every male that was born, into the river.

3And they continued casting them in for seven months, until the day when you were born. And your mother hid you for three months, and they became aware of her because of you. And she made for you a basket, and coated it with pitch and asphalt, and placed it among the reeds by the bank of the river, and put you in it for seven days. And your mother came by night and nursed you, and by day Miriam your sister guarded you from the birds.

4And in those days Tarmuth, the daughter of Pharaoh, came to bathe in the river, and she heard your voice as you were weeping, and she said to her maidservants,

5And in those days Tarmut, the daughter of Pharaoh, went out to bathe in the river, and she heard your voice crying, and she told her maidens to bring you out.

6...to bring you, and he brought you to her. And she took you out of the basket and had compassion on you. And your sister said to her, “Shall I go and call for you one of the Hebrew women, who will rear him and nurse him?”

7And she said to her, “Go.” And she went and called your mother Jochebed, and she gave her wages, and she nursed you.

8And she said to her, “Go.” And she went and called your mother, Jochebed, and gave you to her.

9And wages were paid, and she nursed you. And after this, when you had grown up, they brought you to Pharaoh’s daughter, and you became her son. And your father Amram taught you writing, and when you had completed three weeks of years, he brought you into the court.

10And you were in the court of the king for three weeks of years until the day when you went out from the court of the king and saw an Egyptian striking your fellow countryman, one of your brothers.

11And you killed him and hid him in the sand. And on the second day you found two of the sons of Israel fighting, and you said to the one who was doing wrong, “Why are you striking?”

12Your brother. And he became angry and was indignant and said, “Who appointed you a ruler and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?” And you feared and fled because of this matter.