King James Version

Exodus 2:9

And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.

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וַתֹּ֧אמֶרvatomerand 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…לָ֣הּlahtoלָ֣הּpreposition, 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.פַּרְעֹ֗הparoPharaohפַּרְעֹהnoun, proper name — “Pharaoh”H6547Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kingsPharaoh.הֵילִ֜יכִיheylikhicarryיָלַךְverb, hiphil, 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,…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).הַיֶּ֤לֶדhayeledthe 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).הַזֶּה֙hazehthe the one...the otherזֶהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…וְהֵינִקִ֣הוּveheyniqihvand suckיָנַקconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and suck”, a commandH3243to suck; causatively, to give milkmilch, nurse(-ing mother), (give, make to) suck(-ing child, -ling).לִ֔יlitoלִ֔יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toוַאֲנִ֖יvaaniand mineאֲנִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.אֶתֵּ֣ןetengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…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).שְׂכָרֵ֑ךְsekharekhehireשָׂכָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “hire”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7939payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefithire, price, reward(-ed), wages, worth.וַתִּקַּ֧חvatiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.הָאִשָּׁ֛הhaishahthe eachאִשָּׁהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.הַיֶּ֖לֶדhayeledthe 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).וַתְּנִיקֵֽהוּvatniqehvand nurseנוּקconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and nurse”, the next action in the storyH5134to sucklenurse.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her: 'Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages.' And the woman took the child, and nursed it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the daughter of Pharaoh saith to her, 'Take this lad away, and suckle him for me, and I — I give thy hire;' and the woman taketh the lad, and suckleth him.

World English Bible

Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child away, and nurse him for me, and I will give you your wages.” The woman took the child, and nursed him.

Darby Translation

And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Take this child away and nurse it for me, and I will give [thee] thy wages. And the woman took the child and nursed it.

Douay-Rheims

And Pharao’s daughter said to her. Take this child and nurse him for me: I will give thee thy wages. The woman took, and nursed the child: and when he was grown up, she delivered him to Pharao’s daughter.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her: 'Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages.' And the woman took the child, and nursed it.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the daughter of Pharao said to her, Take care of this child, and suckle it for me, and I will give thee the wages; and the woman took the child, and suckled it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτὴν ἡ θυγάτηρ Φαραὼ, διατήρησόν μοι τὸ παιδίον τοῦτο, καὶ θήλασόν μοι αὐτὸ, ἐγὼ δὲ δώσω σοι τὸν μισθόν· ἔλαβε δὲ ἡ γυνὴ τὸ παιδίον, καὶ ἐθήλαζεν αὐτό.