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The Birth and Adoption of Moses

Exodus 2:8

In 11 translations

BSB
“Go ahead,” Pharaoh’s daughter told her. And the girl went and called the boy’s mother.
KJV
And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.
WEB
Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” The young woman went and called the child’s mother.
ASV
And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maiden went and called the child’s mother.
LSV
and the daughter of Pharaoh says to her, “Go”; and the virgin goes, and calls the mother of the boy,
YLT
and the daughter of Pharaoh saith to her, 'Go;' and the virgin goeth, and calleth the mother of the lad,
DBY
And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the damsel went and called the child's mother.
DRC
She answered: Go. The maid went and called her mother.
GNV
And Pharaohs daughter sayde to her, Goe. So the maide went and called the childes mother,
JPS
And Pharaoh's daughter said to her: 'Go.' And the maiden went and called the child's mother.
LXXE
And the daughter of Pharao said, Go: and the young woman went, and called the mother of the child.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַתֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֥הּ בַּת־פַּרְעֹ֖ה לֵ֑כִי וַתֵּ֨לֶךְ֙ הָֽעַלְמָ֔ה וַתִּקְרָ֖א אֶת־אֵ֥ם הַיָּֽלֶד׃
LXX-Br
Ἡ δὲ εἶπεν ἡ θυγάτηρ Φαραὼ, πορεύου· ἐλθοῦσα δὲ νεᾶνις ἐκάλεσε τὴν μητέρα τοῦ παιδίου.

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  • Isaiah 46:3–4“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth. Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn…
  • Psalms 27:10Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.
  • Exodus 6:20And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
  • Ezekiel 16:8Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares…

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