The Book Of Jubilees Chapter 47

Pharaoh, king of Egypt kills all male babies born

1 And in the seventh week, in the seventh year, in the forty-seventh jubilee, your father went forth [2303 A.M.] from the land of Canaan, and you were born in the fourth week, in the sixth year thereof, in the [2330 A.M.] forty-eighth jubilee; this was the time of tribulation on the children of Yisrael.

2 And Pharaoh, king of Egypt, issued a command regarding them that they should cast all their male children which were born into the river.

3 And they cast them in for seven months until the day that you were born

4 And your mother hid you for three months, and they told regarding her. And she made an ark for you, and covered it with pitch and asphalt, and placed it in the flags on the bank of the river, and she placed you in it seven days, and your mother came by night and suckled you, and by day Miriam, your sister, guarded you from the birds.

5 And in those days Tharmuth, the daughter of Pharaoh, came to bathe in the river, and she heard your voice crying, and she told her maidens to bring you forth, and they brought you unto her.

6 And she took you out of the ark, and she had compassion on you.

7 And your sister said to her: 'Shall I go and call unto you one of the Hebrew women to nurse and suckle this babe for you?'

8 And she said (unto her): 'Go.' And she went and called your mother Jochebed, and she gave her wages, and she nursed you.

9 And afterwards, when you were grown up, they brought you unto the daughter of Pharaoh, and you didst become her son, and Amram your father taught you writing, and after you had completed three weeks they brought you into the royal court.

10 And you were three weeks of years at court until the time [2351-] when you didst go forth from the royal court and did see an Egyptian smiting your friend who was [2372 A.M.] of the children of Yisrael, and you did slay him and hide him in the sand.

11 And on the second day you did and two of the children of Yisrael striving together, and you did say to him who was doing the wrong: 'Why do you smite your brother?'

12 And he was angry and indignant, and said: 'Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Think you to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?' And you did fear and flee on account of these words.