Exodus 2:3
And when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of bulrushes for him, and coated it with tar and pitch, put the child in it, and laid it among the reeds by the river's edge.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
When she could no longer hide him, she got a papyrus basket, coated it with tar and pitch, placed the child inside, and laid it among the reeds along the riverbank.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And when she could{H3201} not longer{H5750} hide{H6845} him, she took{H3947} for him an ark{H8392} of bulrushes,{H1573} and daubed{H2560} it with slime{H2564} and with pitch;{H2203} and she put{H7760} the child{H3206} therein, and laid{H7760} it in the flags{H5488} by the river's{H2975} brink.{H8193}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And when she could{H3201}{(H8804)} not longer{H5750} hide{H6845}{(H8687)} him, she took{H3947}{(H8799)} for him an ark{H8392} of bulrushes{H1573}, and daubed{H2560}{(H8799)} it with slime{H2564} and with pitch{H2203}, and put{H7760}{(H8799)} the child{H3206} therein; and she laid{H7760}{(H8799)} it in the flags{H5488} by the river's{H2975} brink{H8193}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And whe she coude no longer hyde him, she toke a basket of bulrusshes ad dawbed it with slyme ad pytche, ad layde the childe therin, ad put it in the flagges by the riuers brynke.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan she coude hyde him no longer, she toke an Arke of redes, and dawbed it ouer with slyme and pitch, and layed the childe therin, and set it amonge the redes by the waters brynke.
Geneva Bible (1560)
But when she could no longer hide him, she tooke for him an arke made of reede, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and laide the childe therein, and put it among the bulrushes by the riuers brinke.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And when she coulde no longer hyde hym, she toke a basket made of bull russhes, and dawbed it with slyme and pitche, and layed the chylde therein, and put it in the flagges by the riuers brinke
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid [it] in the flags by the river's brink.
Webster's Bible (1833)
When she could no longer hide him, she took a papyrus basket for him, and coated it with tar and with pitch. She put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river's bank.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and she hath not been able any more to hide him, and she taketh for him an ark of rushes, and daubeth it with bitumen and with pitch, and putteth the lad in it, and putteth `it' in the weeds by the edge of the River;
American Standard Version (1901)
And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch; and she put the child therein, and laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
American Standard Version (1901)
And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch; and she put the child therein, and laid it in the flags by the river's brink.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
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.
World English Bible (2000)
When she could no longer hide him, she took a papyrus basket for him, and coated it with tar and with pitch. She put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river's bank.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
But when she was no longer able to hide him, she took a papyrus basket for him and sealed it with bitumen and pitch. She put the child in it and set it among the reeds along the edge of the Nile.
Referenced Verses
- Isa 18:2 : 2 That sends ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus upon the waters, saying, Go, you swift messengers, to a nation scattered and polished, to a people feared from their beginning until now; a nation divided and trampled, whose land the rivers have ravaged!
- Isa 19:6 : 6 They shall turn the rivers away; the brooks of defense shall be emptied and dried up; the reeds and rushes shall wither.
- Matt 2:13 : 13 And when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I bring you word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
- Matt 2:16 : 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent forth and killed all the children that were in Bethlehem and in all its coasts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
- Acts 7:19 : 19 This king dealt shrewdly with our people, and oppressed our forefathers, forcing them to expose their infants so that they might not live.
- Gen 6:14 : 14 Make yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch.
- Gen 11:3 : 3 And they said to one another, Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and tar they had for mortar.
- Gen 14:10 : 10 And the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled and fell there; and those who remained fled to the mountain.
- Exod 1:22 : 22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.
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2 And the woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months.
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4 And his sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
5 And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, and her maidens walked along the riverside; and when she saw the ark among the reeds, she sent her maid to get it.
6 And when she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby wept. She had compassion on him and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call a nurse from the Hebrew women for you, so she may nurse the child for you?
8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. So the girl went and called the child's mother.
9 Then Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take this child away and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages. So the woman took the child and nursed him.
10 And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, Because I pulled him out of the water.
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19 This king dealt shrewdly with our people, and oppressed our forefathers, forcing them to expose their infants so that they might not live.
20 At this time Moses was born, and was exceedingly fair, and was brought up in his father's house for three months;
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6 But she had brought them up to the roof of the house, and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order upon the roof.
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22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive.
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15 And the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah:
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17 But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive.
18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said to them, Why have you done this thing, and have saved the male children alive?
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15 And the water was used up in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
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20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while your servant slept, and laid him in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
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9 But the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, and she returned to him in the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. Then he put forth his hand, and took her, and brought her into the ark.
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15 When Pharaoh heard of this, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.
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3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are trapped in the land, the wilderness has shut them in.