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And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water. (KJV)
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וַיִגְדַּ֣לva.yig.Daland he grew up
Lemma: גָּדַל (ga.dal) · Strong's: H1431
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to magnify
Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 24:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1431; TAHOT Exodus 2:10 word 1
הַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledthe child
Lemma: יֶ֫לֶד (ye.led) · Strong's: H3206
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: youth
Used 88 times. Also: Genesis 4:23, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:15, Genesis 21:16, Genesis 30:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3206; TAHOT Exodus 2:10 word 2
וַתְּבִאֵ֙הוּ֙va.te.vi.'E.huand she took him
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935P
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhw3fs)
Meaning: to come (in): bring
Used 547 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:3, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935P; TAHOT Exodus 2:10 word 3
לְבַת\־le.vat-to [the] daughter of
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Exodus 2:10 word 4
פַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhPharaoh
Lemma: פַּרְעֹה (par.oh) · Strong's: H6547I
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Pharaoh
Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 1:11, Exodus 1:19, Exodus 1:22, Exodus 2:5, Exodus 2:7, Exodus 2:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6547I; TAHOT Exodus 2:10 word 5
וַֽיְהִי\־vay.hi-and he became
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Exodus 2:10 word 6
לְבֵ֑ןle.Ven<into> a son
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Exodus 2:10 word 7
וַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'and she called
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to call: call by
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121H; TAHOT Exodus 2:10 word 8
שְׁמוֹ֙she.Moname his
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Exodus 2:10 word 9
מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMoses
Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Moses
Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21, Exodus 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Exodus 2:10 word 10
וַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merand she said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Exodus 2:10 word 11
כִּ֥יkithat
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Exodus 2:10 word 12
מִן\־min-from
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Exodus 2:10 word 13
הַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimthe water
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Exodus 2:10 word 14
מְשִׁיתִֽהוּ\׃me.shi.Ti.huI drew him
Lemma: מָשָׁה (ma.shah) · Strong's: H4871
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to draw
Used 3 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:17, Psalms 18:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4871; TAHOT Exodus 2:10 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When the child | → | יֶ֫לֶד H3206 youth |
| had grown older | → | גָּדַל H1431 to magnify |
| she brought him | → | בּוֹא H0935P to come (in): bring |
| to Pharaoh’s | → | פַּרְעֹה H6547I Pharaoh |
| daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| and he became | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| her | → | |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| She named him | → | קָרָא H7121H to call: call by |
| . . . | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| Moses | → | מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses |
| and explained | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| . . . | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| I drew him out | → | מָשָׁה H4871 to draw |
| of | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| the water | → | מַי H4325G water |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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