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And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it. (KJV)
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וַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.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 2:9 word 1
בַּת\־bat-[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 2:9 word 2
פַּרְעֹ֗הpar.'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 2:9 word 3
הֵילִ֜יכִיhei.Li.khitake
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980J
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVhv2fs)
Meaning: to go: take
Used 37 times. Also: Numbers 16:46, Deuteronomy 8:2, Deuteronomy 8:15, Deuteronomy 28:36, Deuteronomy 29:5, Joshua 24:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980J; TAHOT Exodus 2:9 word 4
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 2:9 word 5
הַיֶּ֤לֶדhai.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 2:9 word 6
הַזֶּה֙ha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Exodus 2:9 word 7
וְהֵינִקִ֣הוּve.hei.ni.Ki.huand suckle him
Lemma: יָנַק (ya.naq) · Strong's: H3243H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVhv2fs)
Meaning: to suckle
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 21:7, Genesis 32:15, Exodus 2:7, Deuteronomy 32:13, 1 Samuel 1:23, 1 Kings 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3243H; TAHOT Exodus 2:9 word 8
וַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.Niand I
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Exodus 2:9 word 9
אֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenI will pay
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414N
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to give: pay
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 23:13, Genesis 30:28, Exodus 21:19, Exodus 21:22, Exodus 21:23, Exodus 21:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414N; TAHOT Exodus 2:9 word 10
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 2:9 word 11
שְׂכָרֵ֑ךְse.kha.Rekhwage[s] your
Lemma: שָׂכָר (sa.khar) · Strong's: H7939
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: wages
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 30:18, Genesis 30:28, Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7939; TAHOT Exodus 2:9 word 12
וַתִּקַּ֧חva.ti.Kachand she took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Exodus 2:9 word 13
הָאִשָּׁ֛הha.'i.Shahthe woman
Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: woman
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0802G; TAHOT Exodus 2:9 word 14
הַיֶּ֖לֶדhai.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 2:9 word 15
וַתְּנִיקֵֽהוּ\׃va.te.ni.Ke.huand she suckled him
Lemma: יָנַק (ya.naq) · Strong's: H3243H
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhw3fs)
Meaning: to suckle
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 21:7, Genesis 32:15, Exodus 2:7, Deuteronomy 32:13, 1 Samuel 1:23, 1 Kings 3:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3243H; TAHOT Exodus 2:9 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Pharaoh’s | → | פַּרְעֹה H6547I Pharaoh |
| daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to her | → | |
| Take | → | הָלַךְ H1980J to go: take |
| this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| child | → | יֶ֫לֶד H3206 youth |
| and nurse him | → | יָנַק H3243H to suckle |
| for me | → | |
| and I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| will pay | → | נָתַן H5414N to give: pay |
| your wages | → | שָׂכָר H7939 wages |
| So the woman | → | אִשָּׁה H0802G woman |
| took | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| the boy | → | יֶ֫לֶד H3206 youth |
| and nursed him | → | H5134 |
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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