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Exodus 2:4-8

4And his sisterאֲחֹת֖וֹ'a.cho.ToH269stoodוַתֵּתַצַּ֥בva.te.ta.TzavH3320at a distanceמֵרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350to seeלְדֵעָ֕הle.de.'AhH3045whatמַה־mah-H4100would happenיֵּעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to him.

5Soon the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547went downוַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.redH3381to batheלִרְחֹ֣ץlir.ChotzH7364inעַל־'al-H5921the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975,and her attendantsוְנַעֲרֹתֶ֥יהָve.na.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291were walkingהֹלְכֹ֖תho.le.KhotH1980alongעַל־'al-H5921the riverbankיַ֣ד הַיְאֹ֑רyad hay.'OrH3027 H2975.And when she sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200אֶת־'et-H853the basketהַתֵּבָה֙ha.te.VahH8392amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the reedsהַסּ֔וּףha.SufH5488,she sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֥חva.tish.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853her maidservantאֲמָתָ֖הּ'a.ma.TahH519to retrieve itוַתִּקָּחֶֽהָva.ti.ka.Che.haH3947.

6When she opened itוַתִּפְתַּח֙va.tif.TachH6605,she sawוַתִּרְאֵ֣הוּva.tir.'E.huH7200אֶת־'et-H853the childהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,the little boyנַ֖עַרNa.'arH5288was cryingבֹּכֶ֑הbo.KhehH1058.So she had compassionוַתַּחְמֹ֣לva.tach.MolH2550on himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921and saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “This is one ofזֶֽה׃ZehH2088the Hebrewהָֽעִבְרִ֖יםha.'iv.RimH5680childrenמִיַּלְדֵ֥יmi.yal.DeiH3206.”

7Then his sisterאֲחֹתוֹ֮'a.cho.ToH269saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֒par.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, “Shall I goהַאֵלֵ֗ךְha.'e.LekhH1980and callוְקָרָ֤אתִיve.ka.Ra.tiH7121one ofמִ֖ןminH4480the Hebrewהָעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680womenאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802מֵינֶ֔קֶתmei.Ne.ketH3243to nurseוְתֵינִ֥קve.tei.NikH3243the childהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206for youאֶת־'et-H853?”

8“Go aheadלֵ֑כִיLe.khiH1980,”Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323toldוַתֹּֽאמֶר־va.to.mer-H559her.And the girlהָֽעַלְמָ֔הha.'al.MahH5959wentוַתֵּ֙לֶךְ֙va.Te.lekhH1980and calledוַתִּקְרָ֖אva.tik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853the boy’sהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

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