Revised Literal Translation

Exodus 2:7-9

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.

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