Exodus 2:1
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Exo 2:1
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Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a daughter of Levi.
Exo 2:2
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The woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was beautiful, she hid him for three months.
Exo 2:3
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But when she could hide him no longer, she got him a (I.e. papyrus reeds) wicker basket and covered it over with tar and pitch. Then she put the child into it and set {it} among the reeds by the bank of the Nile.
Exo 2:4
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His sister stood at a distance to find out what would happen to him.
Exo 2:5
Exo 2:6
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When she opened {it,} she saw the child, and behold, {the} boy was crying. And she had pity on him and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children."
Exo 2:7
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Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women that she may nurse the child for you?"
Exo 2:8
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Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Go {ahead.}" So the girl went and called the child's mother.
Exo 2:9
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Then Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Take this child away and nurse him for me and I will give {you} your wages." So the woman took the child and nursed him.
Exo 2:10
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The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son. And she named him Moses, and said, "Because I drew him out of the water."
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