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The birth of Moses

At this time, there was an Israelite man who belonged to the family of Levi. He married a woman who was also a descendant of Levi. The woman became pregnant and she gave birth to a son. She saw that he was a beautiful boy. So she hid him for three months. Then she could not continue to hide him. So she took a basket that was made from river grass. She painted the basket with tar, to keep the water out of it. Then she put her baby in the basket. She put the basket among the reeds at the edge of the river.[a]

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  1. 2:3 The Israelite woman did not want her beautiful baby to die. She would not let the Egyptians throw him into the river. She believed that God would keep her baby safe.