Exodus 2:9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will pay your wages.”[a] So the woman took the child and nursed him.
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- 2:9 And I will pay your wages: the idea that the child’s mother will be paid for nursing her child—and by Pharaoh’s own daughter—heightens the narrative’s irony.
Exodus 2:9
New International Version
9 Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.” So the woman took the baby and nursed him.
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