Exodus 2:7
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?
Exodus 2:7 in other translations
| BSB | Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call one of the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?” |
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| WEB | 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?” |
| ASV | Then said his sister to Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? |
| YLT | And his sister saith unto the daughter of Pharaoh, ‘Do I go? when I have called for thee a suckling woman of the Hebrews, then she doth suckle the lad for thee;' |
| DARBY | And his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call thee a wet-nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee? |
| BBE | Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, May I go and get you one of the Hebrew women to give him the breast? |
| Webster | 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? |
What does Exodus 2:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 2:6-9
6-9. when she had opened it, she saw the child--The narrative is picturesque. No tale of romance ever described a plot more skilfully laid or more full of interest in the development. The expedient of the ark, the slime and pitch, the choice of the time and place, the appeal to the sensibilities of the female breast, the stationing of the sister as a watch of the proceedings, her timely suggestion of a nurse, and…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 2:5-10
Come, see the place where that great man, Moses, lay, when he was a little child; it was in a bulrush basket by the river's side. Had he been left there long, he must have perished. But Providence brings Pharaoh's daughter to the place where this poor forlorn infant lay, and inclines her heart to pity it, which she dares do, when none else durst. God's care of us in our infancy ought to be often mentioned by us to…
Exodus 2:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 2:7
- Exodus 2:4
And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him.
- Numbers 26:59
And the name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
- Numbers 12:1
And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.
- Exodus 15:20
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
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Context
- Exodus 2:6
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.
- Exodus 2:7
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?
- Exodus 2:8
And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.
Exodus 2:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces su hermana dijo á la hija de Faraón: ¿Iré á llamarte un ama de las Hebreas, para que te críe este niño? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et sa sœur dit à la fille du Pharaon: Irai-je et appellerai-je auprès de toi une nourrice d’entre les Hébreues, et elle t’allaitera l’enfant? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und seine Schwester sprach zu der Tochter des Pharao: Soll ich hingehen und dir ein säugendes Weib von den Hebräerinnen rufen, daß sie dir das Kind säuge? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cui soror pueri: Vis, inquit, ut vadam, et vocem tibi mulierem hebræam, quæ nutrire possit infantulum? |