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Exodus 2:9-11
Good News Translation
Exodus 2:9-11
Good News Translation
9 The princess told the woman, “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.” So she took the baby and nursed him. 10 (A)Later, when the child was old enough, she took him to the king's daughter, who adopted him as her own son. She said to herself, “I pulled him out of the water, and so I name him Moses.”[a]
Moses Escapes to Midian
11 (B)When Moses had grown up, he went out to visit his people, the Hebrews, and he saw how they were forced to do hard labor. He even saw an Egyptian kill a Hebrew, one of Moses' own people.
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- Exodus 2:10 This name sounds like the Hebrew for “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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