Verse 7

{ "verseID": "Exodus.2.7", "source": "וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֲחֹתוֹ֮ אֶל־בַּת־פַּרְעֹה֒ הַאֵלֵ֗ךְ וְקָרָ֤אתִי לָךְ֙ אִשָּׁ֣ה מֵינֶ֔קֶת מִ֖ן הָעִבְרִיֹּ֑ת וְתֵינִ֥ק לָ֖ךְ אֶת־הַיָּֽלֶד׃", "text": "*wa-tōʾmer ʾăḥōtô ʾel-bat-parʿōh haʾēlēḵ wəqārāʾtî lāḵ ʾiššâ mêneqet min hāʿibriyyōt wətênîq lāḵ ʾet-hayyāled*", "grammar": { "*wa-tōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and said", "*ʾăḥōtô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sister", "*ʾel-bat-parʿōh*": "preposition + construct state + proper noun - to the daughter of Pharaoh", "*haʾēlēḵ*": "interrogative particle + qal imperfect, 1st common singular - shall I go", "*wəqārāʾtî*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 1st common singular - and call", "*lāḵ*": "preposition + 2nd feminine singular suffix - for you", "*ʾiššâ*": "feminine singular noun - woman", "*mêneqet*": "hiphil participle, feminine singular - nursing", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*hāʿibriyyōt*": "definite article + feminine plural noun - the Hebrew women", "*wətênîq*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and (she) will nurse", "*lāḵ*": "preposition + 2nd feminine singular suffix - for you", "*ʾet-hayyāled*": "direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular noun - the child" }, "variants": { "*tōʾmer*": "said/spoke", "*ʾăḥōtô*": "his sister", "*ʾēlēḵ*": "shall I go/should I go", "*qārāʾtî*": "call/summon", "*ʾiššâ*": "woman/wife", "*mêneqet*": "nursing woman/wet nurse", "*ʿibriyyōt*": "Hebrew women", "*tênîq*": "will nurse/will suckle/will breastfeed" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 2:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Exodus.2.4", "source": "וַתֵּתַצַּ֥ב אֲחֹת֖וֹ מֵרָחֹ֑ק לְדֵעָ֕ה מַה־יֵּעָשֶׂ֖ה לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wa-tētaṣṣab ʾăḥōtô mērāḥōq lədēʿāh mah-yēʿāśeh lô*", "grammar": { "*wa-tētaṣṣab*": "waw consecutive + hithpael imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and stationed herself/positioned herself", "*ʾăḥōtô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sister", "*mērāḥōq*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - from afar/at a distance", "*lədēʿāh*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to know", "*mah-yēʿāśeh*": "interrogative pronoun + niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - what would be done", "*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him" }, "variants": { "*tētaṣṣab*": "stationed herself/positioned herself/stood", "*rāḥōq*": "distance/far off/remote place", "*yēʿāśeh*": "would be done/would happen/would become" } }
  • Exod 15:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Exodus.15.20", "source": "וַתִּקַּח֩ מִרְיָ֨ם הַנְּבִיאָ֜ה אֲח֧וֹת אַהֲרֹ֛ן אֶת־הַתֹּ֖ף בְּיָדָ֑הּ וַתֵּצֶ֤אןָ כָֽל־הַנָּשִׁים֙ אַחֲרֶ֔יהָ בְּתֻפִּ֖ים וּבִמְחֹלֹֽת׃", "text": "*wattiqqaḥ* *Miryām* *hannəḇîʾāh* *ʾăḥôt* *ʾAhărōn* *ʾet*-*hattōp̄* *bəyāḏāh* *wattēṣeʾnā* *ḵāl*-*hannāšîm* *ʾaḥăreyhā* *bətuppîm* *ūḇimḥōlōt*", "grammar": { "*wattiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she took", "*Miryām*": "proper noun - Miriam", "*hannəḇîʾāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the prophetess", "*ʾăḥôt*": "noun, feminine singular construct - sister of", "*ʾAhărōn*": "proper noun - Aaron", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*hattōp̄*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the tambourine", "*bəyāḏāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in her hand", "*wattēṣeʾnā*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd feminine plural - and they went out", "*ḵāl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*hannāšîm*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - the women", "*ʾaḥăreyhā*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - after her", "*bətuppîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - with tambourines", "*ūḇimḥōlōt*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine plural - and with dances" }, "variants": { "*nəḇîʾāh*": "prophetess/female prophet", "*tōp̄*": "tambourine/timbrel/hand-drum", "*məḥōlōt*": "dances/dancing/dance-circles" } }
  • Num 12:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Numbers.12.1", "source": "וַתְּדַבֵּ֨ר מִרְיָ֤ם וְאַהֲרֹן֙ בְּמֹשֶׁ֔ה עַל־אֹד֛וֹת הָאִשָּׁ֥ה הַכֻּשִׁ֖ית אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָקָ֑ח כִּֽי־אִשָּׁ֥ה כֻשִׁ֖ית לָקָֽח׃", "text": "*Wattədabbēr* *Miryām* *wə-ʾAhărōn* *bə-Mōšeh* *ʿal-ʾōdōwt* the *ʾiššāh* the *Kūšît* *ʾăšer* *lāqāḥ* *kî-ʾiššāh* *Kūšît* *lāqāḥ*", "grammar": { "*Wattədabbēr*": "waw-consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - 'and she spoke'", "*Miryām*": "proper noun, feminine - 'Miriam'", "*wə-ʾAhărōn*": "conjunction + proper noun - 'and Aaron'", "*bə-Mōšeh*": "preposition + proper noun - 'against Moses'", "*ʿal-ʾōdōwt*": "preposition + feminine plural construct - 'concerning/on account of'", "*ʾiššāh*": "feminine singular noun - 'woman/wife'", "*Kūšît*": "feminine singular adjective - 'Cushite'", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - 'whom/which'", "*lāqāḥ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he had taken'", "*kî*": "conjunction - 'for/because'" }, "variants": { "*bə-Mōšeh*": "against Moses/concerning Moses", "*ʾiššāh*": "woman/wife", "*Kūšît*": "Cushite/Ethiopian", "*lāqāḥ*": "took/married/had taken" } }
  • Num 26:59 : 59 { "verseID": "Numbers.26.59", "source": "וְשֵׁ֣ם ׀ אֵ֣שֶׁת עַמְרָ֗ם יוֹכֶ֙בֶד֙ בַּת־לֵוִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָלְדָ֥ה אֹתָ֛הּ לְלֵוִ֖י בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וַתֵּ֣לֶד לְעַמְרָ֗ם אֶֽת־אַהֲרֹן֙ וְאֶת־מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְאֵ֖ת מִרְיָ֥ם אֲחֹתָֽם׃", "text": "And *shēm* *ʾēshet* *ʿamrām* *yôkebed* *bat*-*lēwî* who *yāldâ* her to *lēwî* in *miṣrāyim*; and *tēled* to *ʿamrām* *ʾet*-*ʾahărōn* and *ʾet*-*mōsheh* and *ʾēt* *miryām* *ʾăḥōtām*.", "grammar": { "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*shēm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - name of", "*ʾēshet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - wife of", "*ʿamrām*": "proper noun - Amram", "*yôkebed*": "proper noun - Jochebed", "*bat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of", "*lēwî*": "proper noun - Levi", "*ʾăsher*": "relative pronoun - who/which", "*yāldâ*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - she bore", "*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her", "*lə*": "preposition - to/for", "*lēwî*": "proper noun - Levi", "*bə*": "preposition - in", "*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*wa*": "conjunction - and", "*tēled*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular with consecutive waw - and she bore", "*lə*": "preposition - to/for", "*ʿamrām*": "proper noun - Amram", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʾahărōn*": "proper noun - Aaron", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*mōsheh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*miryām*": "proper noun - Miriam", "*ʾăḥōtām*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural possessive suffix - their sister" }, "variants": { "*shēm*": "name/designation/title", "*ʾēshet*": "wife of/woman of/spouse of", "*yāldâ*": "bore/gave birth to/was delivered of", "*tēled*": "bore/gave birth to/brought forth" } }