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Exodus 2:8

Daughter of PharaohPharaoh

6 When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the little boy was crying. So she had compassion on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew children.”

7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call one of the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?”

“Go ahead,” Pharaoh’s daughter told her. And the girl went and called the boy’s mother.

9 Pharaoh’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.

10 When the child had grown older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and explained, “I drew him out of the water.”

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BSB
“Go ahead,” Pharaoh’s daughter told her. And the girl went and called the boy’s mother.
KJV
And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.
WEB
Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” The young woman went and called the child’s mother.
ASV
And Pharaoh`s daughter said to her, Go. And the maiden went and called the child`s mother.
DARBY
And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the damsel went and called the child's mother.
BLB
And the daughter of Pharaoh said to her, “Go.” And the girl went and called the mother of the child.
ÅB
Faraos datter svarte henne: Ja, gå! Og piken gikk og hentet guttens mor.
OTB
«Gå,» svarte faraos datter. Så gikk piken og hentet barnets mor.
B1930
Faraos datter svarte henne: Ja, gå! Og piken gikk og hentet guttens mor.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 46:3–4

    “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.

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  • Psalms 27:10

    Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.

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  • Exodus 6:20

    And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.

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  • Ezekiel 16:8

    Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD.

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