Exodus

Exodus 2:10

¹⁰When the child had grown older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses^b and explained, “I drew him out of the water.”

Footnotes

b 2:10 Moses sounds like a Hebrew term that means to lift out.

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Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the child	הַיֶּ֗לֶד	hay·ye·leḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
had grown older	וַיִגְדַּ֣ל	wa·yiḡ·dal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1431 grow up, become great
she brought him	וַתְּבִאֵ֙הוּ֙	wat·tə·ḇi·’ê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Pharaoh’s	פַּרְעֹ֔ה	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
daughter	לְבַת־	lə·ḇaṯ-	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
and he became	וַֽיְהִי־	way·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
her	לָ֖הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
son	לְבֵ֑ן	lə·ḇên	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
She named him	וַתִּקְרָ֤א	wat·tiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֔ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
and explained	וַתֹּ֕אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
I drew him out	מְשִׁיתִֽהוּ׃	mə·šî·ṯi·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H4871 draw
of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the water	הַמַּ֖יִם	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

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Hebrews 11:24 · Acts 7:21–22 · 1 Samuel 1:20 · Genesis 16:11 · Matthew 1:21 · 1 John 3:1 · Galatians 4:5 · Genesis 48:5 · Genesis 4:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.