Exodus

Exodus 2:4–8

4And his sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.

5Soon the daughter of Pharaoh went down to bathe in the Nile, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maidservant to retrieve it. 6When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the little boy was crying. So she had compassion on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew children.”

7Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call one of the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?”

8“Go ahead,” Pharaoh’s daughter told her. And the girl went and called the boy’s mother.

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Exodus 2:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And his sisterאֲחֹת֖וֹ’ă·ḥō·ṯōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH269 sister
stoodוַתֵּתַצַּ֥בwat·tê·ṯaṣ·ṣaḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3320 set or station oneself, take one's stand
at a distanceמֵרָחֹ֑קmê·rā·ḥōqPreposition-m; Adjective - masculine singularH7350 distant, far
to seeלְדֵעָ֕הlə·ḏê·‘āhPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singularH3045 know
whatמַה־mah-InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
would happenיֵּעָשֶׂ֖הyê·‘ā·śehVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
to himלֽוֹ׃lōwPreposition; third person masculine singular

Exodus 2:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Soon the daughterבַּת־baṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH1323 daughter
of Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par·‘ōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
went downוַתֵּ֤רֶדwat·tê·reḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3381 come or go down, descend
to batheלִרְחֹ֣ץlir·ḥōṣPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe
inעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay·’ōrArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH2975 stream
and her attendantsוְנַעֲרֹתֶ֥יהָwə·na·‘ă·rō·ṯe·hāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singularH5291 girl, damsel
were walkingהֹלְכֹ֖תhō·lə·ḵōṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluralH1980 go, come, walk
alongעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the riverbankיַ֣דyaḏNoun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
And when she sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאwat·tê·reConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH7200 see
the basketהַתֵּבָה֙hat·tê·ḇāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH8392 ark
amongבְּת֣וֹךְbə·ṯō·wḵPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH8432 midst
the reedsהַסּ֔וּףhas·sūp̄Article; Noun - masculine singularH5488 reeds, rushes
she sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֥חwat·tiš·laḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH7971 send
her maidservantאֲמָתָ֖הּ’ă·mā·ṯāhNoun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singularH519 maid, handmaid
to retrieve itוַתִּקָּחֶֽהָwat·tiq·qå̄·ḥɛ·hå̄Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person feminine singularH3947 take

Exodus 2:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When she opened itוַתִּפְתַּח֙wat·tip̄·taḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH6605 open
she sawוַתִּרְאֵ֣הוּwat·tir·’ê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singularH7200 see
the childהַיֶּ֔לֶדhay·ye·leḏArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3206 child, son, boy, youth
and beholdוְהִנֵּה־wə·hin·nêh-Conjunctive waw; InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
the little boyנַ֖עַרna·‘arNoun - masculine singularH5288 a shaking, scattering
was cryingבֹּכֶ֑הbō·ḵehVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1058 weep, bewail
So she had compassionוַתַּחְמֹ֣לwat·taḥ·mōlConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH2550 spare
on himעָלָ֔יו‘ā·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH5921 height
and saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרwat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
This is one ofזֶֽה׃zehPronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
the Hebrewהָֽעִבְרִ֖יםhā·‘iḇ·rîmArticle; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH5680 Hebrew
childrenמִיַּלְדֵ֥יmî·yal·ḏêPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural constructH3206 child, son, boy, youth

Exodus 2:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then his sisterאֲחֹתוֹ֮’ă·ḥō·ṯōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH269 sister
saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרwat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֒par·‘ōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
daughterבַּת־baṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH1323 daughter
Shall I goהַאֵלֵ֗ךְha·’ê·lêḵVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH1980 go, come, walk
and callוְקָרָ֤אתִיwə·qā·rā·ṯîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
one ofמִ֖ןminPrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the Hebrewהָעִבְרִיֹּ֑תhā·‘iḇ·rî·yōṯArticle; Noun - proper - feminine pluralH5680 Hebrew
womenאִשָּׁ֣ה’iš·šāhNoun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
to nurseוְתֵינִ֥קwə·ṯê·niqConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3243 suck
the childהַיָּֽלֶד׃hay·yā·leḏArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3206 child, son, boy, youth
for youלָ֖ךְlāḵPreposition; second person feminine singular

Exodus 2:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Go aheadלֵ֑כִיlê·ḵîVerb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularH1980 go, come, walk
Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar·‘ōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
daughterבַּת־baṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH1323 daughter
toldוַתֹּֽאמֶר־wat·tō·mer-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
herלָ֥הּlāhPreposition; third person feminine singular
And the girlהָֽעַלְמָ֔הhā·‘al·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5959 young woman
wentוַתֵּ֙לֶךְ֙wat·tê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1980 go, come, walk
and calledוַתִּקְרָ֖אwat·tiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
the boy’sהַיָּֽלֶד׃hay·yā·leḏArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3206 child, son, boy, youth
motherאֵ֥ם’êmNoun - feminine singular constructH517 mother

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Exodus 2:4 Numbers 26:59 · Exodus 15:20 · Micah 6:4

Exodus 2:5 Acts 7:21 · Psalm 9:9 · Psalm 12:5 · Exodus 8:20 · Psalm 46:1 · Exodus 7:15

Exodus 2:6 1 Peter 3:8 · Acts 7:21 · 1 Kings 8:50 · Psalm 106:46 · Nehemiah 1:11 · Proverbs 21:1

Exodus 2:7 Exodus 2:4 · Numbers 26:59 · Numbers 12:1

Exodus 2:8 Psalm 27:10 · Isaiah 46:3–4 · Exodus 6:20 · Ezekiel 16:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.