But when she couldhidehim nolonger,she gothim a wickerbasketand coveredit over with tarand pitch.Then she putthe childinto it and set[it] among the reedsby the bankof the Nile.
They saidto oneanother,"Come,let us makebricksand burn[them] thoroughly."And they usedbrickfor stone,and they usedtarfor mortar.
Now the valleyof Siddimwas full of tarpits;and the kingsof Sodomand Gomorrahfled,and they fellinto them. But those who survivedfledto the hillcountry.
"Makefor yourself an arkof gopherwood;you shall makethe arkwith rooms,and shall coverit insideand out with pitch.
Then Pharaohcommandedallhis people,saying,"Everysonwho is bornyou are to castinto the Nile,and everydaughteryou are to keepalive."
Which sendsenvoysby the sea,Even in papyrusvesselson the surfaceof the waters.Go,swiftmessengers,to a nationtalland smooth,To a peoplefearedfarand wide,A powerfuland oppressivenationWhoselandthe riversdivide.
The canalswill emita stench,The streamsof Egyptwill thinout and dryup; The reedsand rusheswill rotaway.
The scorchedlandwill becomea poolAnd the thirstygroundspringsof water;In the hauntof jackals,its restingplace,Grass[becomes] reedsand rushes.
Nowwhen they had gone,behold,an angelof the Lordappearedto Josephin a dreamand said,"Getup! Takethe Childand His motherand fleeto Egypt,and remainthereuntilI tellyou; for Herodis goingto searchfor the Childto destroyHim."
Thenwhen Herodsawthat he had been trickedby the magi,he became veryenraged,and sentand slewallthe male childrenwho were in Bethlehemand allits vicinity,from two years oldand under,accordingto the timewhichhe had determinedfrom the magi.
"It was he who took shrewd advantageof our raceand mistreatedour fathersso that they would exposetheir infantsand they would not survive.
