Exodus
Exodus 2:5
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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soon the daughter | בַּת־ | baṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| of Pharaoh | פַּרְעֹה֙ | par·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| went down | וַתֵּ֤רֶד | wat·tê·reḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| to bathe | לִרְחֹ֣ץ | lir·ḥōṣ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7364 wash, wash off, away, bathe |
| in | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the Nile | הַיְאֹ֔ר | hay·’ōr | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2975 stream |
| and her attendants | וְנַעֲרֹתֶ֥יהָ | wə·na·‘ă·rō·ṯe·hā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H5291 girl, damsel |
| were walking | הֹלְכֹ֖ת | hō·lə·ḵōṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| along | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the riverbank | יַ֣ד | yaḏ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| And when she saw | וַתֵּ֤רֶא | wat·tê·re | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7200 see |
| the basket | הַתֵּבָה֙ | hat·tê·ḇāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8392 ark |
| among | בְּת֣וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the reeds | הַסּ֔וּף | has·sūp̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5488 reeds, rushes |
| she sent | וַתִּשְׁלַ֥ח | wat·tiš·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7971 send |
| her maidservant | אֲמָתָ֖הּ | ’ă·mā·ṯāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H519 maid, handmaid |
| to retrieve it | וַתִּקָּחֶֽהָ | wat·tiq·qå̄·ḥɛ·hå̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H3947 take |
Cross-references
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Acts 7:21 · Psalm 9:9 · Psalm 12:5 · Exodus 8:20 · Psalm 46:1 · Exodus 7:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.