New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 2:1-9

1Now a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376fromthe houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Leviלֵוִ֑יle.ViH3878wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980andmarriedוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947a daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Leviלֵוִֽי׃le.ViH3878.

2The womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029and boreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;and when she sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200that he wasbeautifulט֣וֹבTovH2896,she hidוַֽתִּצְפְּנֵ֖הוּva.titz.pe.Ne.huH6845him for threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsיְרָחִֽים׃ye.ra.ChimH3391.

3But when she couldיָכְלָ֣הya.khe.LahH3201hideהַצְּפִינוֹ֒ha.tze.fi.NoH6845him noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerעוֹד֮'OdH5750,she gotוַתִּֽקַּֽח־va.ti.kach-H3947him awickerגֹּ֔מֶאGo.me'H1573basketתֵּ֣בַתTe.vatH8392and coveredוַתַּחְמְרָ֥הva.tach.me.RahH2560it over with tarבַחֵמָ֖רva.che.MarH2564and pitchוּבַזָּ֑פֶתu.va.Za.fetH2203.Then she putוַתָּ֤שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760the childהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206into it and setוַתָּ֥שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760it among thereedsבַּסּ֖וּףba.SufH5488by the bankשְׂפַ֥תse.FatH8193of the Nileהַיְאֹֽר׃hay.'OrH2975.

4His sisterאֲחֹת֖וֹ'a.cho.ToH269stoodוַתֵּתַצַּ֥בva.te.ta.TzavH3320at a distanceמֵרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350tofindלְדֵעָ֕הle.de.'AhH3045out whatמַה־mah-H4100wouldhappenיֵּעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to him.

5The daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Pharaohפַּרְעֹה֙par.'OhH6547cameH3381downוַתֵּ֤רֶדva.Te.redH3381to batheלִרְחֹ֣ץlir.ChotzH7364at the Nileהַיְאֹ֔רhay.'OrH2975,with her maidensוְנַעֲרֹתֶ֥יהָve.na.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291walkingהֹלְכֹ֖תho.le.KhotH1980alongsideיַ֣דyadH5921 H3027the Nileהַיְאֹ֑רhay.'OrH2975;and she sawוַתֵּ֤רֶאva.Te.re'H7200thebasketהַתֵּבָה֙ha.te.VahH8392amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the reedsהַסּ֔וּףha.SufH5488and sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֥חva.tish.LachH7971her maidאֲמָתָ֖הּ'a.ma.TahH519,and she broughtוַתִּקָּחֶֽהָva.ti.ka.Che.haH3947it to her.

6When she openedוַתִּפְתַּח֙va.tif.TachH6605it, shesawוַתִּרְאֵ֣הוּva.tir.'E.huH7200the childהַיֶּ֔לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,and beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, theboyנַ֖עַרNa.'arH5288was cryingבֹּכֶ֑הbo.KhehH1058.And she hadH2550pityH2550on him and saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Thisזֶֽה׃ZehH2088is oneH4480of the Hebrews’הָֽעִבְרִ֖יםha.'iv.RimH5680childrenמִיַּלְדֵ֥יmi.yal.DeiH3206.”

7Then his sisterאֲחֹתוֹ֮'a.cho.ToH269saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹה֒par.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323, “Shall I goהַאֵלֵ֗ךְha.'e.LekhH1980and callוְקָרָ֤אתִיve.ka.Ra.tiH7121a nurseמֵינֶ֔קֶתmei.Ne.ketH3243for you from the Hebrewהָעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680womenH5680that she may nurseוְתֵינִ֥קve.tei.NikH3243the childהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206for you?”

8Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323saidוַתֹּֽאמֶר־va.to.mer-H559to her, “Goלֵ֑כִיLe.khiH1980ahead.”So the girlהָֽעַלְמָ֔הha.'al.MahH5959wentוַתֵּ֙לֶךְ֙va.Te.lekhH1980and calledוַתִּקְרָ֖אva.tik.Ra'H7121the child’sהַיָּֽלֶד׃hai.Ya.ledH3206motherאֵ֥ם'emH517.

9Then Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'OhH6547daughterבַּת־bat-H1323saidוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559to her, “Takeהֵילִ֜יכִיhei.Li.khiH1980thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088childהַיֶּ֤לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206away and nurseH3243him for me and I will giveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414youyour wagesשְׂכָרֵ֑ךְse.kha.RekhH7939.”So the womanהָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.ShahH802tookוַתִּקַּ֧חva.ti.KachH3947the childהַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206and nursedH5134him.

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