Exodus 2:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“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.”
Exodus 2:5 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Exodus 2:520 words
וַתֵּרֶדwatēredAnd descend
בַּתbatDaughter
פַּרְעֹהparəʿōhParoh
לִרְחֹץlirəḥōṣTo lave
עַלʿalAbove
הַיְאֹרhayəʾōrThe channel
וְנַעֲרֹתֶיהָwənaʿărōteyhāAnd girl
הֹלְכֹתhōləḵōtWalk
עַלʿalAbove
יַדyadHand
הַיְאֹרhayəʾōrThe channel
וַתֵּרֶאwatēreʾAnd see
אֶתʾet—
הַתֵּבָהhatēvāhThe box
בְּתוֹךְbətwōḵəIn bisection
הַסּוּףhasûp̄The reed
וַתִּשְׁלַחwatišəlaḥAnd send
אֶתʾet—
אֲמָתָהּʾămātāhMaid-servant
וַתִּקָּחֶהָwatiqāḥehāAnd take
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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