Exodus

Exodus 2:6

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.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When she opened it	וַתִּפְתַּח֙	wat·tip̄·taḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6605 open
she saw	וַתִּרְאֵ֣הוּ	wat·tir·’ê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H7200 see
the child	הַיֶּ֔לֶד	hay·ye·leḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
and behold	וְהִנֵּה־	wə·hin·nêh-	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the little boy	נַ֖עַר	na·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
was crying	בֹּכֶ֑ה	bō·ḵeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1058 weep, bewail
So she had compassion	וַתַּחְמֹ֣ל	wat·taḥ·mōl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2550 spare
on him	עָלָ֔יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
and said	וַתֹּ֕אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
This is one of	זֶֽה׃	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
the Hebrew	הָֽעִבְרִ֖ים	hā·‘iḇ·rîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H5680 Hebrew
children	מִיַּלְדֵ֥י	mî·yal·ḏê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3206 child, son, boy, youth

Cross-references

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

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.