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Exodus 2:8

And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.

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וַתֹּֽאמֶרvatomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לָ֥הּlahtoלָ֥הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toבַּתbatdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.פַּרְעֹ֖הparoPharaohפַּרְעֹהnoun, proper name — “Pharaoh”H6547Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kingsPharaoh.לֵ֑כִיlekhicarryיָלַךְverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “carry”, a commandH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…וַתֵּ֨לֶךְ֙vatelekhand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and carry”, the next action in the storyH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…הָֽעַלְמָ֔הhaalmahthe damselעַלְמָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the damsel”, the ordinary formH5959a lass (as veiled or private)damsel, maid, virgin.וַתִּקְרָ֖אvatiqraand callקָרָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and call”, the next action in the storyH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אֵ֥םemmotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.הַיָּֽלֶדhayaledthe childיֶלֶדdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the child”, the ordinary formH3206something born, i.e. a lad or offspringboy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Pharaoh's daughter said to her: 'Go.' And the maiden went and called the child's mother.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maiden went and called the child’s mother.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the daughter of Pharaoh saith to her, 'Go;' and the virgin goeth, and calleth the mother of the lad,

World English Bible

Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” The young woman went and called the child’s mother.

Darby Translation

And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the damsel went and called the child's mother.

Douay-Rheims

She answered: Go. The maid went and called her mother.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Pharaoh's daughter said to her: 'Go.' And the maiden went and called the child's mother.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the daughter of Pharao said, Go: and the young woman went, and called the mother of the child.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡ δὲ εἶπεν ἡ θυγάτηρ Φαραὼ, πορεύου· ἐλθοῦσα δὲ νεᾶνις ἐκάλεσε τὴν μητέρα τοῦ παιδίου.