Add parallel Print Page Options

“Take this baby and nurse him for me,” the princess told the baby’s mother. “I will pay you for your help.” So the woman took her baby home and nursed him.

10 Later, when the boy was older, his mother brought him back to Pharaoh’s daughter, who adopted him as her own son. The princess named him Moses,[a] for she explained, “I lifted him out of the water.”

Moses Escapes to Midian

11 Many years later, when Moses had grown up, he went out to visit his own people, the Hebrews, and he saw how hard they were forced to work. During his visit, he saw an Egyptian beating one of his fellow Hebrews.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2:10 Moses sounds like a Hebrew term that means “to lift out.”

Bible Gateway Recommends

NLT Every Man's Bible Explorer Edition, Leatherlike
NLT Every Man's Bible Explorer Edition, Leatherlike
Retail: $59.99
Our Price: $47.99
Save: $12.00 (20%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
NLT Teen Life Application Study Bible, Softcover
NLT Teen Life Application Study Bible, Softcover
Retail: $22.99
Our Price: $18.99
Save: $4.00 (17%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars
The NLT Spiritual Growth Bible Navy Faux Leather
The NLT Spiritual Growth Bible Navy Faux Leather
Retail: $49.99
Our Price: $36.99
Save: $13.00 (26%)
NLT Filament Bible, Blue Clothbound Hardcover
NLT Filament Bible, Blue Clothbound Hardcover
Retail: $59.99
Our Price: $17.99
Save: $42.00 (70%)
4.5 of 5.0 stars