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And the woman conceived and bore a son; and she saw [a]that he was [b](A)beautiful, so she hid him for three months. But she could not hide him any longer. So she took for him [c]an (B)ark of papyrus reeds and covered it over with tar and pitch. Then she put the child into it and put it among the (C)reeds by the bank of the Nile. (D)And his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him.

And the daughter of Pharaoh came down (E)to bathe at the Nile, with her young women walking alongside the Nile; and she saw the [d]ark among the reeds and sent her maidservant, and she took it to her. Then she opened it and [e]saw the child. And behold, the [f]boy was crying. And she had pity on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”

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  1. Exodus 2:2 Lit him that
  2. Exodus 2:2 Lit good
  3. Exodus 2:3 Or a basket
  4. Exodus 2:5 Or basket
  5. Exodus 2:6 Lit saw it, the child
  6. Exodus 2:6 Or lad

(A)And the angel of [a]Yahweh appeared to him in a blazing fire from the midst of the (B)bush; and he looked, and behold, the bush was burning with fire, yet the bush was not consumed.

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  1. Exodus 3:2 The personal covenant name of God, a form of I AM WHO I AM, cf. Ex 3:14-15

And Yahweh saw that he turned aside to look, so (A)God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.”

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