Exodus 2:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 2:7 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 →
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲחֹתוֹ֮
ʼâchôwth
H269
sister
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בַּת
bath
H1323
daughter
פַּרְעֹה֒
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
הַאֵלֵ֗ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וְקָרָ֤אתִי
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לָךְ֙
אִשָּׁ֣ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
מֵינֶ֔קֶת
yânaq
H3243
to nurse
מִ֖ן
min
H4480
from
הָעִבְרִיֹּ֑ת
ʻIbrîy
H5680
Hebrew
וְתֵינִ֥ק
yânaq
H3243
to nurse
לָ֖ךְ
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַיָּֽלֶד
yeled
H3206
child
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Should I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?"
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And his sister said to the daughter of Pharaoh, “Should I go and call for you a nursing woman from the Hebrews? And she could cause the child to nurse for you.”
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