New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 2:6-10

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 womanאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802for you who is nursingמֵינֶ֔קֶתmei.Ne.ketH3243from the Hebrewהָעִבְרִיֹּ֑תha.'iv.ri.YotH5680womenH5680,so that 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.

10And the childהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206grewוַיִגְדַּ֣לva.yig.DalH1431,and she broughtוַתְּבִאֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.vi.'E.huH935him to Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547daughterלְבַת־le.vat-H1323andhe becameוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961her sonלְבֵ֑ןle.VenH1121.And she namedוַתִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמוֹ֙va.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034himMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,and saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588I drewH4871him outH4871of the waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325.”

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