Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 2:4-8

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.

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.

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