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The Birth of Moses

And a man from (A)the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as a wife. And the woman conceived and bore a son; and she saw [a]that he was [b](B)beautiful, so she hid him for three months. But she could not hide him any longer. So she took for him [c]an (C)ark of papyrus reeds and covered it over with tar and pitch. Then she put the child into it and put it among the (D)reeds by the bank of the Nile. (E)And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.

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  1. Exodus 2:2 Lit him that
  2. Exodus 2:2 Lit good
  3. Exodus 2:3 Or a basket

The Birth of Moses

Now a man of the tribe of Levi(A) married a Levite woman,(B) and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine(C) child, she hid him for three months.(D) But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus(E) basket[a] for him and coated it with tar and pitch.(F) Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds(G) along the bank of the Nile. His sister(H) stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.

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  1. Exodus 2:3 The Hebrew can also mean ark, as in Gen. 6:14.