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Exodus 2:9-11
Contemporary English Version
Exodus 2:9-11
Contemporary English Version
9 and the king's daughter told her, “Take care of this child, and I will pay you.”
The baby's mother carried him home and took care of him. 10 (A) And when he was old enough, she took him to the king's daughter, who adopted him. She named him Moses[a] because she said, “I pulled him out of the water.”
Moses Escapes from Egypt
11 (B)(C) After Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people were hard at work, and he saw an Egyptian beating one of them.
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- 2.10 Moses: In Hebrew “Moses” sounds like “pull out.”
Exodus 2:9-11
New International Version
Exodus 2:9-11
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. 10 When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. She named(A) him Moses,[a] saying, “I drew(B) him out of the water.”
Moses Flees to Midian
11 One day, after Moses had grown up, he went out to where his own people(C) were and watched them at their hard labor.(D) He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his own people.
Footnotes
- Exodus 2:10 Moses sounds like the Hebrew for draw out.
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