Exodus 2:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now Pharaoh's daughter came down to the Nile to take a bath, while her women were walking by the riverside; and she saw the basket among the river-plants, and sent her servant-girl to get it.

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  • Acts 7:21 : 21 And when he was put out, Pharaoh's daughter took him and kept him as her son.
  • Exod 7:15 : 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning; when he goes out to the water, you will be waiting for him by the edge of the Nile, with the rod which was turned into a snake in your hand;
  • Exod 8:20 : 20 And the Lord said to Moses, Get up early in the morning and take your place before Pharaoh when he comes out to the water; and say to him, This is what the Lord says: Let my people go to give me worship.
  • 1 Kgs 17:6 : 6 And the ravens took him bread in the morning and meat in the evening; and the water of the stream was his drink.
  • Ps 9:9 : 9 The Lord will be a high tower for those who are crushed down, a high tower in times of trouble;
  • Ps 12:5 : 5 Because of the crushing of the poor and the weeping of those in need, now will I come to his help, says the Lord; I will give him the salvation which he is desiring.
  • Ps 46:1 : 1 <To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah; put to Alamoth. A Song.> God is our harbour and our strength, a very present help in trouble.
  • Ps 76:10 : 10 The ... will give you praise; the rest of ...
  • Prov 21:1 : 1 The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.
  • Jonah 2:10 : 10 But I will make an offering to you with the voice of praise; I will give effect to my oaths. Salvation is the Lord's.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 2:2-4
    3 verses
    83%

    2 And she became with child and gave birth to a Son; and when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she kept him secretly for three months.

    3 And when she was no longer able to keep him secret, she made him a basket out of the stems of water-plants, pasting sticky earth over it to keep the water out; and placing the baby in it she put it among the plants by the edge of the Nile.

    4 And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.

  • Exod 2:6-11
    6 verses
    83%

    6 And opening it, she saw the child, and he was crying. And she had pity on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.

    7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, May I go and get you one of the Hebrew women to give him the breast?

    8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the girl went and got the child's mother.

    9 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take the child away and give it milk for me, and I will give you payment. And the woman took the child and gave it milk at her breast.

    10 And when the child was older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son, and she gave him the name Moses, Because, she said, I took him out of the water.

    11 Now when Moses had become a man, one day he went out to his people and saw how hard their work was; and he saw an Egyptian giving blows to a Hebrew, one of his people.

  • 22 And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.

  • Acts 7:20-21
    2 verses
    76%

    20 At which time Moses came to birth, and he was very beautiful; and he was kept for three months in his father's house:

    21 And when he was put out, Pharaoh's daughter took him and kept him as her son.

  • Gen 12:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14 And so it was that when Abram came into Egypt, the men of Egypt, looking on the woman, saw that she was fair.

    15 And Pharaoh's great men, having seen her, said words in praise of her to Pharaoh, and she was taken into Pharaoh's house.

  • Exod 1:15-19
    5 verses
    70%

    15 And the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew women who gave help at the time of childbirth (the name of the one was Shiphrah and the name of the other Puah),

    16 When you are looking after the Hebrew women in childbirth, if it is a son you are to put him to death; but if it is a daughter, she may go on living.

    17 But the women had the fear of God, and did not do as the king of Egypt said, but let the male children go on living.

    18 And the king of Egypt sent for the women, and said to them, Why have you done this, and let the male children go on living?

    19 And they said to Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are strong, and the birth takes place before we come to them.

  • Exod 2:15-17
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    70%

    15 Now when Pharaoh had news of this, he would have put Moses to death. But Moses went in flight from Pharaoh into the land of Midian: and he took his seat by a water-spring.

    16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came to get water for their father's flock.

    17 And the keepers of the sheep came up and were driving them away; but Moses got up and came to their help, watering their flock for them.

  • 19 And they said, An Egyptian came to our help against the keepers of sheep and got water for us and gave it to the flock.

  • 6 But she had taken them up to the roof, covering them with the stems of flax which she had put out in order there.

  • 20 And the sister of Tahpenes had a son by him, Genubath, whom Tahpenes took care of in Pharaoh's house; and Genubath was living in Pharaoh's house among Pharaoh's sons.

  • 15 Go to Pharaoh in the morning; when he goes out to the water, you will be waiting for him by the edge of the Nile, with the rod which was turned into a snake in your hand;

  • 20 And they came face to face with Moses and Aaron, who were in their way when they came out from Pharaoh:

  • 16 She was a very beautiful girl, a virgin, who had never been touched by a man: and she went down to the spring to get water in her vessel.

  • 24 And all the Egyptians made holes round about the Nile to get drinking-water, for they were not able to make use of the Nile water.