Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call one of the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?”
Parallel translations
- WEB Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Should I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?”
- KJV Then said his sister to Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
- NKJV Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?”
- NASB Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call a woman for you who is nursing from the Hebrew women, so that she may nurse the child for you?”
- NLT Then the baby’s sister approached the princess. “Should I go and find one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?” she asked.
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Quick answer
The baby's sister steps forward and offers to find a Hebrew woman to nurse him. Her quick wisdom reunites the child with his own people.
Overview
Miriam's bold initiative turns a moment of danger into an opportunity. Her plan ensures the baby will be nursed and shaped by his own believing family. God uses her courage and cleverness to weave together the threads of His rescue, so that Moses grows up knowing both his Hebrew roots and Egypt's court.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Exod 2:4And his sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
- Num 26:59and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.
- Num 12:1Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.
- Exod 15:20Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
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