2 {
"verseID": "Exodus.2.2",
"source": "וַתַּ֥הַר הָאִשָּׁ֖ה וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַתֵּ֤רֶא אֹתוֹ֙ כִּי־ט֣וֹב ה֔וּא וַֽתִּצְפְּנֵ֖הוּ שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה יְרָחִֽים׃",
"text": "*wa-tahar hāʾiššâ wa-tēled bēn wa-tēreʾ ʾōtô kî-ṭôb hûʾ wa-tiṣpənēhû šəlōšâ yərāḥîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-tahar*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and conceived",
"*hāʾiššâ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the woman",
"*wa-tēled*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and bore/gave birth to",
"*bēn*": "masculine singular noun - son",
"*wa-tēreʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and saw",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*kî-ṭôb*": "conjunction + masculine singular adjective - that good",
"*hûʾ*": "3rd masculine singular pronoun - he/it",
"*wa-tiṣpənēhû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and hid him",
"*šəlōšâ*": "cardinal number, masculine - three",
"*yərāḥîm*": "masculine plural noun - months"
},
"variants": {
"*tahar*": "conceived/became pregnant",
"*ṭôb*": "good/beautiful/pleasing/fine",
"*tiṣpənēhû*": "hid him/concealed him/kept him hidden"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Exodus.2.3",
"source": "וְלֹא־יָכְלָ֣ה עוֹד֮ הַצְּפִינוֹ֒ וַתִּֽקַּֽח־לוֹ֙ תֵּ֣בַת גֹּ֔מֶא וַתַּחְמְרָ֥ה בַחֵמָ֖ר וּבַזָּ֑פֶת וַתָּ֤שֶׂם בָּהּ֙ אֶת־הַיֶּ֔לֶד וַתָּ֥שֶׂם בַּסּ֖וּף עַל־שְׂפַ֥ת הַיְאֹֽר׃",
"text": "*wə-lōʾ-yāḵəlâ ʿôd haṣṣəp̄înô wa-tiqqaḥ-lô tēbat gōmeʾ wa-taḥmərāh baḥēmār ûbazzāp̄et wa-tāśem bāh ʾet-hayyeled wa-tāśem bassûp̄ ʿal-śəp̄at hayəʾōr*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-lōʾ-yāḵəlâ*": "waw conjunction + negative particle + qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - and not able/could",
"*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/longer/anymore",
"*haṣṣəp̄înô*": "hiphil infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to hide him",
"*wa-tiqqaḥ-lô*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and took for him",
"*tēbat*": "construct state, feminine singular - ark/chest of",
"*gōmeʾ*": "masculine singular noun - papyrus/bulrushes",
"*wa-taḥmərāh*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and daubed/smeared it",
"*baḥēmār*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - with the bitumen",
"*ûbazzāp̄et*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - and with the pitch",
"*wa-tāśem*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and placed",
"*bāh*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in it",
"*ʾet-hayyeled*": "direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular noun - the child",
"*wa-tāśem*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and placed",
"*bassûp̄*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the reeds",
"*ʿal-śəp̄at*": "preposition + construct state feminine singular - on the bank/edge of",
"*hayəʾōr*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the river/Nile"
},
"variants": {
"*yāḵəlâ*": "was able/could/had strength to",
"*tēbat gōmeʾ*": "basket of papyrus/ark of bulrushes",
"*ḥēmār*": "bitumen/asphalt/tar",
"*zāp̄et*": "pitch/tar",
"*sûp̄*": "reeds/rushes",
"*yəʾōr*": "river/Nile/watercourse"
}
}
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"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Exodus.2.5",
"source": "וַתֵּ֤רֶד בַּת־פַּרְעֹה֙ לִרְחֹ֣ץ עַל־הַיְאֹ֔ר וְנַעֲרֹתֶ֥יהָ הֹלְכֹ֖ת עַל־יַ֣ד הַיְאֹ֑ר וַתֵּ֤רֶא אֶת־הַתֵּבָה֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַסּ֔וּף וַתִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֶת־אֲמָתָ֖הּ וַתִּקָּחֶֽהָ",
"text": "*wa-tēred bat-parʿōh lirḥōṣ ʿal-hayəʾōr wənaʿărōteyhā hōləḵōt ʿal-yad hayəʾōr wa-tēreʾ ʾet-hattēbāh bətôḵ hassûp̄ wa-tišlaḥ ʾet-ʾămātāh wa-tiqqāḥehā*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-tēred*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and went down/descended",
"*bat-parʿōh*": "construct state, feminine singular + proper noun - daughter of Pharaoh",
"*lirḥōṣ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to bathe/wash",
"*ʿal-hayəʾōr*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - at/by the river",
"*wənaʿărōteyhā*": "conjunction + feminine plural noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and her maidens",
"*hōləḵōt*": "qal participle, feminine plural - walking/going",
"*ʿal-yad*": "preposition + construct state - by the side of/along",
"*hayəʾōr*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the river/Nile",
"*wa-tēreʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and saw",
"*ʾet-hattēbāh*": "direct object marker + definite article + feminine singular noun - the ark/basket",
"*bətôḵ*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - in the midst of",
"*hassûp̄*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the reeds",
"*wa-tišlaḥ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and sent",
"*ʾet-ʾămātāh*": "direct object marker + feminine singular noun + 3rd feminine singular suffix - her maidservant",
"*wa-tiqqāḥehā*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and took it"
},
"variants": {
"*tēred*": "went down/descended/came down",
"*rḥōṣ*": "to bathe/to wash",
"*yəʾōr*": "river/Nile/watercourse",
"*naʿărōt*": "maidens/young women/female attendants",
"*hōləḵōt*": "walking/going/moving",
"*yad*": "hand/side/bank",
"*tēbāh*": "ark/chest/basket",
"*tôḵ*": "midst/middle/among",
"*sûp̄*": "reeds/rushes",
"*ʾāmāh*": "maidservant/female slave/handmaid"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Exodus.2.6",
"source": "וַתִּפְתַּח֙ וַתִּרְאֵ֣הוּ אֶת־הַיֶּ֔לֶד וְהִנֵּה־נַ֖עַר בֹּכֶ֑ה וַתַּחְמֹ֣ל עָלָ֔יו וַתֹּ֕אמֶר מִיַּלְדֵ֥י הָֽעִבְרִ֖ים זֶֽה׃",
"text": "*wa-tip̄taḥ wa-tirʾēhû ʾet-hayyeled wəhinnēh-naʿar bōḵeh wa-taḥmōl ʿālāyw wa-tōʾmer miyyaldê hāʿibrîm zeh*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-tip̄taḥ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and opened",
"*wa-tirʾēhû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and saw him",
"*ʾet-hayyeled*": "direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular noun - the child",
"*wəhinnēh*": "conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold",
"*naʿar*": "masculine singular noun - boy/child/lad",
"*bōḵeh*": "qal participle, masculine singular - weeping/crying",
"*wa-taḥmōl*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and had compassion",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - on him",
"*wa-tōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and said",
"*miyyaldê*": "preposition + masculine plural construct - from the children of",
"*hāʿibrîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the Hebrews",
"*zeh*": "masculine singular demonstrative pronoun - this"
},
"variants": {
"*tip̄taḥ*": "opened/uncovered",
"*tirʾēhû*": "saw him/beheld him",
"*yeled*": "child/boy/youth",
"*naʿar*": "boy/youth/lad/child",
"*bōḵeh*": "weeping/crying",
"*taḥmōl*": "had compassion/pitied/spared",
"*yaldê*": "children of/offspring of",
"*ʿibrîm*": "Hebrews/those from beyond"
}
}
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"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Exodus.2.8",
"source": "וַתֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֥הּ בַּת־פַּרְעֹ֖ה לֵ֑כִי וַתֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ הָֽעַלְמָ֔ה וַתִּקְרָ֖א אֶת־אֵ֥ם הַיָּֽלֶד׃",
"text": "*wa-tōʾmer-lāh bat-parʿōh lēḵî wa-tēleḵ hāʿalmâ wa-tiqrāʾ ʾet-ʾēm hayyāled*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-tōʾmer-lāh*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and said to her",
"*bat-parʿōh*": "construct state + proper noun - daughter of Pharaoh",
"*lēḵî*": "qal imperative, feminine singular - go",
"*wa-tēleḵ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and went",
"*hāʿalmâ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the young woman/maiden",
"*wa-tiqrāʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and called",
"*ʾet-ʾēm*": "direct object marker + feminine singular construct - the mother of",
"*hayyāled*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the child"
},
"variants": {
"*tōʾmer*": "said/spoke",
"*lēḵî*": "go/walk/proceed",
"*tēleḵ*": "went/walked/proceeded",
"*ʿalmâ*": "young woman/maiden/girl",
"*tiqrāʾ*": "called/summoned",
"*ʾēm*": "mother"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Exodus.2.9",
"source": "וַתֹּ֧אמֶר לָ֣הּ בַּת־פַּרְעֹ֗ה הֵילִ֜יכִי אֶת־הַיֶּ֤לֶד הַזֶּה֙ וְהֵינִקִ֣הוּ לִ֔י וַאֲנִ֖י אֶתֵּ֣ן אֶת־שְׂכָרֵ֑ךְ וַתִּקַּ֧ח הָאִשָּׁ֛ה הַיֶּ֖לֶד וַתְּנִיקֵֽהוּ׃",
"text": "*wa-tōʾmer lāh bat-parʿōh hêlîḵî ʾet-hayyeled hazzeh wəhênîqihû lî waʾănî ʾettēn ʾet-śəḵārēḵ wa-tiqqaḥ hāʾiššâ hayyeled wa-tənîqēhû*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-tōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and said",
"*lāh*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her",
"*bat-parʿōh*": "construct state + proper noun - daughter of Pharaoh",
"*hêlîḵî*": "hiphil imperative, feminine singular - take away/carry",
"*ʾet-hayyeled*": "direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular noun - the child",
"*hazzeh*": "definite article + masculine singular demonstrative pronoun - this",
"*wəhênîqihû*": "conjunction + hiphil imperative, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and nurse him",
"*lî*": "preposition + 1st common singular suffix - for me",
"*waʾănî*": "conjunction + 1st common singular pronoun - and I",
"*ʾettēn*": "qal imperfect, 1st common singular - will give",
"*ʾet-śəḵārēḵ*": "direct object marker + masculine singular noun + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your wages",
"*wa-tiqqaḥ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and took",
"*hāʾiššâ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the woman",
"*hayyeled*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the child",
"*wa-tənîqēhû*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and nursed him"
},
"variants": {
"*tōʾmer*": "said/spoke",
"*hêlîḵî*": "take away/carry/bring",
"*hênîqihû*": "nurse him/suckle him/breastfeed him",
"*ʾettēn*": "will give/shall pay",
"*śəḵārēḵ*": "your wages/your payment/your reward",
"*tiqqaḥ*": "took/received",
"*tənîqēhû*": "nursed him/suckled him/breastfed him"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Exodus.2.10",
"source": "וַיִגְדַּ֣ל הַיֶּ֗לֶד וַתְּבִאֵ֙הוּ֙ לְבַת־פַּרְעֹ֔ה וֽ͏ַיְהִי־לָ֖הּ לְבֵ֑ן וַתִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמוֹ֙ מֹשֶׁ֔ה וַתֹּ֕אמֶר כִּ֥י מִן־הַמַּ֖יִם מְשִׁיתִֽהוּ׃",
"text": "*wa-yigdal hayyeled wa-təbiʾēhû ləbat-parʿōh wa-yəhî-lāh ləbēn wa-tiqrāʾ šəmô mōšeh wa-tōʾmer kî min-hammayim məšîtihû*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yigdal*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and grew",
"*hayyeled*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the child",
"*wa-təbiʾēhû*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and brought him",
"*ləbat-parʿōh*": "preposition + construct state + proper noun - to the daughter of Pharaoh",
"*wa-yəhî-lāh*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he became to her",
"*ləbēn*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - for a son",
"*wa-tiqrāʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and called",
"*šəmô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*wa-tōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and said",
"*kî*": "conjunction - because/for",
"*min-hammayim*": "preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - from the water",
"*məšîtihû*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - I drew him out"
},
"variants": {
"*yigdal*": "grew/became big",
"*təbiʾēhû*": "brought him/carried him",
"*yəhî*": "became/was",
"*bēn*": "son",
"*tiqrāʾ*": "called/named",
"*šēm*": "name",
"*mōšeh*": "drawn out one [wordplay with Egyptian 'child/son']",
"*məšîtihû*": "I drew him out/I pulled him out"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Exodus.2.11",
"source": "וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֗ם וַיִּגְדַּ֤ל מֹשֶׁה֙ וַיֵּצֵ֣א אֶל־אֶחָ֔יו וַיַּ֖רְא בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם וַיַּרְא֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִצְרִ֔י מַכֶּ֥ה אִישׁ־עִבְרִ֖י מֵאֶחָֽיו׃",
"text": "*wa-yəhî bayyāmîm hāhēm wa-yigdal mōšeh wa-yēṣēʾ ʾel-ʾeḥāyw wa-yarʾ bəsiblōtām wa-yarʾ ʾîš miṣrî makkeh ʾîš-ʿibrî mēʾeḥāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass",
"*bayyāmîm*": "preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - in the days",
"*hāhēm*": "definite article + masculine plural demonstrative pronoun - those",
"*wa-yigdal*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and grew up",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*wa-yēṣēʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and went out",
"*ʾel-ʾeḥāyw*": "preposition + masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his brothers",
"*wa-yarʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and saw",
"*bəsiblōtām*": "preposition + feminine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - in their burdens",
"*wa-yarʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and saw",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - a man",
"*miṣrî*": "masculine singular adjective - Egyptian",
"*makkeh*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - striking",
"*ʾîš-ʿibrî*": "masculine singular noun + masculine singular adjective - a Hebrew man",
"*mēʾeḥāyw*": "preposition + masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his brothers"
},
"variants": {
"*yəhî*": "it came to pass/it happened",
"*yāmîm*": "days/time",
"*yigdal*": "grew up/became great",
"*yēṣēʾ*": "went out/came out",
"*ʾeḥāyw*": "his brothers/his kinsmen",
"*yarʾ*": "saw/beheld/observed",
"*siblōtām*": "their burdens/their forced labor",
"*ʾîš*": "man/person",
"*miṣrî*": "Egyptian",
"*makkeh*": "striking/beating/hitting",
"*ʿibrî*": "Hebrew/one from beyond"
}
}