Exodus 2:1-9

1At this time, there was an Israelite man who belonged to the family of Levi. He married a woman who was also a descendant of Levi.

2The woman became pregnant and she gave birth to a son. She saw that he was a beautiful boy. So she hid him for three months.

3Then she could not continue to hide him. So she took a basket that was made from river grass. She painted the basket with tar, to keep the water out of it. Then she put her baby in the basket. She put the basket among the reeds at the edge of the river.

4The baby's sister stood not very far away. She wanted to see what would happen to the baby.

5Soon, Pharaoh's daughter came to wash herself in the river. Her servant girls were walking near the edge of the river. Pharaoh's daughter saw the basket among the river grasses. So she sent one of her servant girls to fetch it for her.

6When she opened the basket, she saw the baby boy. He was crying. She was sorry for him and she said, ‘This is one of the Israelite children.’

7Then the baby's sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, ‘Do you want me to fetch one of the Israelite mothers? She can take care of this baby and she can feed him for you.’

8Pharaoh's daughter said, ‘Yes, please do that.’ So the girl went and she fetched the baby's own mother.

9Pharaoh's daughter said to the baby's mother, ‘Please take this baby to your house. You can take care of him for me. I will pay you to do this.’ So the woman took the baby home and she took care of him.