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Exodus 2:2-4
GOD’S WORD Translation
Exodus 2:2-4
GOD’S WORD Translation
2 The woman became pregnant and had a son. She saw how beautiful he was and hid him for three months. 3 When she couldn’t hide him any longer, she took a basket made of papyrus plants and coated it with tar and pitch. She put the baby in it and set it among the papyrus plants near the bank of the Nile River. 4 The baby’s sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
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Exodus 2:2-4
New International Version
Exodus 2:2-4
New International Version
2 and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine(A) child, she hid him for three months.(B) 3 But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus(C) basket[a] for him and coated it with tar and pitch.(D) Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds(E) along the bank of the Nile. 4 His sister(F) stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
Footnotes
- Exodus 2:3 The Hebrew can also mean ark, as in Gen. 6:14.
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