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Exodus 2:8

Daughter of PharaohPharaoh

6 And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.

7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?

And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.

9 And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.

10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because 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

    Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:

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  • Psalms 27:10

    When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up.

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  • Exodus 6:20

    And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.

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  • Ezekiel 16:8

    Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.

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