Exodus 2:9

“The daughter of Pharaoh said to her, “Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him.”

Exodus 2:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 2:9, word by word

The daughterבַּתbat

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “bat” appears
of Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo

Pharaoh

Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.

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saidתֹּאמֶרtomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Takeהֵילִיכִיhelichi

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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childיֶּלֶדyeled

child

A small child, or a boy who is not yet a grown man.

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and nurse himהֵינִקִheniki

nurse

To give a baby the breast, the mother or the woman who nurses him.

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will give youאֶתֵּןeten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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your wagesשְׂכָרֵsechare

wages

What is given to someone for the work he did, in money or goods.

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So the womanאִשָּׁהisha

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

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tookתִּקַּחtikach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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and nursed himתְּנִיקֵtenike

nurse

Nurse, breastfeed.

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The context

8The daughter of Pharaoh said to her, “Go.” So the young woman went and called the mother of the child.

9 · This verse (above)

10When the child grew up, she brought him to the daughter of Pharaoh, and he became her son. She named him Moses, and said, “Because I drew him out of the water.”

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