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Now the [a]daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the Nile, and [she, together with] her maidens walked along the river’s bank; she saw the basket among the reeds and sent her maid [to get it], and she brought it to her. When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby was crying. And she took pity on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.” Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call a [b]wet-nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?”

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 2:5 If the pharaoh is Thutmose I, then this is likely his daughter, Hatshepsut.
  2. Exodus 2:7 Lit a nursing woman.

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