Exodus 2:5
Soon the daughter of Pharaoh went down to bathe in the Nile, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maidservant to retrieve it.
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ASV
And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river-side; and she saw the ark among the flags, and sent her handmaid to fetch it.
KJV
And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַתֵּ֤רֶד | va.Te.red | and she went down | H3381 → |
| בַּת־ | bat- | [the] daughter of | H1323 → |
| פַּרְעֹה֙ | par.'Oh | Pharaoh | H6547 → |
| לִרְחֹ֣ץ | lir.Chotz | to bathe | H7364 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | at | H5921 → |
| הַיְאֹ֔ר | hay.'Or | the River | H2975 → |
| וְנַעֲרֹתֶ֥יהָ | ve.na.'a.ro.Tei.ha | and female attendants her | H5291 → |
| הֹלְכֹ֖ת | ho.le.Khot | [were] walking | H1980 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| יַ֣ד | yad | [the] side of | H3027 → |
| הַיְאֹ֑ר | hay.'Or | the River | H2975 → |
| וַתֵּ֤רֶא | va.Te.re' | and she saw | H7200 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַתֵּבָה֙ | ha.te.Vah | the basket | H8392 → |
| בְּת֣וֹךְ | be.Tokh | in among | H8432 → |
| הַסּ֔וּף | ha.Suf | the rush[es] | H5488 → |
| וַתִּשְׁלַ֥ח | va.tish.Lach | and she sent | H7971 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| אֲמָתָ֖הּ | 'a.ma.Tah | maid her | H519 → |
| וַתִּקָּחֶֽהָ | va.ti.ka.Che.ha | and fetched it she | H3947 → |
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