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Exodus 2:2-6

2And the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121:and when she sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200him that he was agoodlyט֣וֹבTovH2896child,she hidוַֽתִּצְפְּנֵ֖הוּva.titz.pe.Ne.huH6845him threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsיְרָחִֽים׃ye.ra.ChimH3391.

3And when she couldיָכְלָ֣הya.khe.LahH3201not longerעוֹד֮'OdH5750hideהַצְּפִינוֹ֒ha.tze.fi.NoH6845him, she tookוַתִּֽקַּֽח־va.ti.kach-H3947for him an arkתֵּ֣בַתTe.vatH8392of bulrushesגֹּ֔מֶאGo.me'H1573,and daubedוַתַּחְמְרָ֥הva.tach.me.RahH2560it with slimeבַחֵמָ֖רva.che.MarH2564and with pitchוּבַזָּ֑פֶתu.va.Za.fetH2203,and putוַתָּ֤שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760the childהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206therein; and she laidוַתָּ֥שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760itin the flagsבַּסּ֖וּףba.SufH5488by the river’sהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975brinkשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193.

4And his sisterאֲחֹת֖וֹ'a.cho.ToH269stoodוַתֵּתַצַּ֥בva.te.ta.TzavH3320afar offמֵרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350,to witלְדֵעָ֕הle.de.'AhH3045what would be doneיֵּעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to him.

5And the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547came downוַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.redH3381to washלִרְחֹ֣ץlir.ChotzH7364herselfat the riverהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975;and her maidensוְנַעֲרֹתֶ֥יהָve.na.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291walkedהֹלְכֹ֖תho.le.KhotH1980along by the river’sהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975sideיַ֣דyadH3027;and when she sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200the arkהַתֵּבָה֙ha.te.VahH8392amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the flagsהַסּ֔וּףha.SufH5488,she sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֥חva.tish.LachH7971her maidאֲמָתָ֖הּ'a.ma.TahH519to fetchוַתִּקָּחֶֽהָva.ti.ka.Che.haH3947it.

6And when she had openedוַתִּפְתַּח֙va.tif.TachH6605it,she sawוַתִּרְאֵ֣הוּva.tir.'E.huH7200the childהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206:and, behold, the babeנַ֖עַרNa.'arH5288weptבֹּכֶ֑הbo.KhehH1058.And she had compassionוַתַּחְמֹ֣לva.tach.MolH2550on him, and saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, This is oneof the Hebrews’הָֽעִבְרִ֖יםha.'iv.RimH5680childrenמִיַּלְדֵ֥יmi.yal.DeiH3206.

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