Exodus 2:9

2:9 Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child31 and nurse him for me, and I will pay your32 wages.” So the woman took the child and nursed him.

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31	tn The verb is the Hiphil imperative of the verb הָלַךְ (halakh), and so is properly rendered “cause to go” or “take away.”
32	tn The possessive pronoun on the noun “wage” expresses the indirect object: “I will pay wages to you.”