Exodus 2:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 2:6 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 →
וַתִּפְתַּח֙
pâthach
H6605
to open
וַתִּרְאֵ֣הוּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַיֶּ֔לֶד
yeled
H3206
child
וְהִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
נַ֖עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
בֹּכֶ֑ה
bâkâh
H1058
to weep
וַתַּחְמֹ֣ל
châmal
H2550
to spare
עָלָ֔יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
וַתֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מִיַּלְדֵ֥י
yeled
H3206
child
הָֽעִבְרִ֖ים
ʻIbrîy
H5680
Hebrew
זֶֽה
zeh
H2088
this
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World English Bible Public Domain
She opened it, and saw the child, and, behold, the baby cried. She had compassion on him, and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children."
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King James Version Public Domain
And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and opened, and she saw him, the child—and behold, a crying boy. And she had compassion on him, and she said, “This one is from the children of the Hebrews.”
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