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And the daughter of Pharaoh came down (A)to bathe at the Nile, with her young women walking alongside the Nile; and she saw the [a]ark among the reeds and sent her maidservant, and she took it to her. Then she opened it and [b]saw the child. And behold, the [c]boy was crying. And she had pity on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.” Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call [d]a nurse for you from the Hebrew women that she may nurse the child for you?” And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” So the [e]girl went and called the child’s mother. Then Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him. 10 And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and (B)he became her son. And she named him [f]Moses and said, “Because I [g]drew him out of the water.”

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  1. Exodus 2:5 Or basket
  2. Exodus 2:6 Lit saw it, the child
  3. Exodus 2:6 Or lad
  4. Exodus 2:7 Lit a woman giving suck
  5. Exodus 2:8 Or virgin
  6. Exodus 2:10 Heb Mosheh, related to mashah; lit to draw out
  7. Exodus 2:10 Heb mashah

Then Pharaoh’s daughter went down to the Nile to bathe, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank.(A) She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her female slave to get it. She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This is one of the Hebrew babies,” she said.

Then his sister asked Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?”

“Yes, go,” she answered. So the girl went and got the baby’s mother. Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.” So the woman took the baby and nursed him. 10 When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. She named(B) him Moses,[a] saying, “I drew(C) him out of the water.”

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  1. Exodus 2:10 Moses sounds like the Hebrew for draw out.