Exodus

Exodus 2:9

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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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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.