Exodus

Exodus 2:7–9

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.

9Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will pay your wages.” So the woman took the boy and nursed him.

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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

Exodus 2:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar·‘ōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
daughterבַּת־baṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH1323 daughter
saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרwat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
to herלָ֣הּlāhPreposition; third person feminine singular
Takeהֵילִ֜יכִיhê·lî·ḵîVerb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singularH1980 go, come, walk
thisהַזֶּה֙haz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
childהַיֶּ֤לֶדhay·ye·leḏArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3206 child, son, boy, youth
and nurse himוְהֵינִקִ֣הוּwə·hê·ni·qi·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular; third person masculine singularH3243 suck
for meלִ֔יlîPreposition; first person common singular
and Iוַאֲנִ֖יwa·’ă·nîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singularH589 I
will payאֶתֵּ֣ן’et·tênVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
your wagesשְׂכָרֵ֑ךְśə·ḵā·rêḵNoun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singularH7939 hire, wages
So the womanהָאִשָּׁ֛הhā·’iš·šāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female
tookוַתִּקַּ֧חwat·tiq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3947 take
the boyהַיֶּ֖לֶדhay·ye·leḏArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3206 child, son, boy, youth
and nursed himוַתְּנִיקֵֽהוּ׃wat·tə·nî·qê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singularH5134 suckle, nurse

Cross-references

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

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.