Exodus 2:1–10

Moses is Born

2And ^aa man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi. ²So the woman conceived and bore a son. And ^bwhen she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him three months. ³But when she could no longer hide him, she took an ark of ^cbulrushes for him, daubed it with ^dasphalt and ^epitch, put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds ^fby the river’s bank. ^4gAnd his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him.

⁵Then the ^hdaughter 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. ⁶And when she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby wept. So she had compassion on him, and said, “This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”

⁷Then 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?”

⁸And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” So the maiden went and called the child’s mother. ⁹Then 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. ¹⁰And the child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became ⁱher son. So she called his name ¹Moses, saying, “Because I drew him out of the water.”