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Exodus 2:6-10

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.

7Then saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559his sisterאֲחֹתוֹ֮'a.cho.ToH269to Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֒par.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,Shall I goH3212and callוְקָרָ֤אתִיve.ka.Ra.tiH7121to thee a nurseמֵינֶ֔קֶתmei.Ne.ketH3243of the Hebrewהָעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680womenאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802,that she may nurseוְתֵינִ֥קve.tei.NikH3243the childהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206for thee?

8And Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323saidוַתֹּֽאמֶר־va.to.mer-H559to her, GoH3212.And the maidהָֽעַלְמָ֔הha.'al.MahH5959wentH3212and calledוַתִּקְרָ֖אva.tik.Ra'H7121the child’sהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

9And Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559unto her, TakeH3212this childהַיֶּ֤לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206awayH3212,and nurseH3243it for me, and I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414theethy wagesשְׂכָרֵ֑ךְse.kha.RekhH7939.And the womanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802tookוַתִּקַּ֧חva.ti.KachH3947the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,and nursedH5134it.

10And the childהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206grewוַיִגְדַּ֣לva.yig.DalH1431,and she broughtוַתְּבִאֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.vi.'E.huH935him unto Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547daughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323,and he became her sonלְבֵ֑ןle.VenH1121.And she calledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872:and she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,Because I drewמְשִׁיתִֽהוּ׃me.shi.Ti.huH4871him out of the waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325.

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