Exodus
Exodus 2:3
3But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basketa and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
Footnotes
- a 2:3 The Hebrew can also mean ark; also in verse 5; see Genesis 6:14|GEN 6:14.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But when she could | יָכְלָ֣ה | yā·ḵə·lāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| no | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| longer | עוֹד֮ | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| hide him | הַצְּפִינוֹ֒ | haṣ·ṣə·p̄î·nōw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H6845 hide, treasure up |
| she got | וַתִּֽקַּֽח־ | wat·tiq·qaḥ- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3947 take |
| him | לוֹ֙ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| a papyrus | גֹּ֔מֶא | gō·me | Noun - masculine singular | H1573 rush, reed, papyrus |
| basket | תֵּ֣בַת | tê·ḇaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8392 ark |
| and coated it | וַתַּחְמְרָ֥ה | wat·taḥ·mə·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H2560 ferment, boil or foam up |
| with tar | בַחֵמָ֖ר | ḇa·ḥê·mār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2564 bitumen, asphalt |
| and pitch | וּבַזָּ֑פֶת | ū·ḇaz·zā·p̄eṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2203 pitch |
| Then she placed | וַתָּ֤שֶׂם | wat·tā·śem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| the child | הַיֶּ֔לֶד | hay·ye·leḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3206 child, son, boy, youth |
| in | בָּהּ֙ | bāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| and set | וַתָּ֥שֶׂם | wat·tā·śem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| it among the reeds | בַּסּ֖וּף | bas·sūp̄ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5488 reeds, rushes |
| along | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the bank | שְׂפַ֥ת | śə·p̄aṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| of the Nile | הַיְאֹֽר׃ | hay·’ōr | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2975 stream |
Cross-references
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Exodus 1:22 · Genesis 6:14 · Acts 7:19 · Isaiah 18:2 · Matthew 2:16 · Matthew 2:13 · Genesis 11:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.