Exodus 2:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 2:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַתֵּ֤רֶד
yârad
H3381
to go down
בַּת
bath
H1323
daughter
פַּרְעֹה֙
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
לִרְחֹ֣ץ
râchats
H7364
to wash
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַיְאֹ֔ר
yᵉʼôr
H2975
river
וְנַעֲרֹתֶ֥יהָ
naʻărâh
H5291
girl
הֹלְכֹ֖ת
hâlak
H1980
to walk
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יַ֣ד
yâd
H3027
hand
הַיְאֹ֑ר
yᵉʼôr
H2975
river
וַתֵּ֤רֶא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַתֵּבָה֙
têbâh
H8392
ark
בְּת֣וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הַסּ֔וּף
çûwph
H5488
reed
וַתִּשְׁלַ֥ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲמָתָ֖הּ
ʼâmâh
H519
maid
וַתִּקָּחֶֽהָ
lâqach
H3947
to take
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Pharaoh's daughter came down to bathe at the river. Her maidens walked along by the riverside. She saw the basket among the reeds, and sent her handmaid to get it.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And a daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash at the river, and her young women were walking along the hand of the river. And she saw the ark in the middle of the reeds, and she sent her slave woman, and she took it
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