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Exodus 2:5
Exodus 2:5 is verse 5 of Exodus chapter 2, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Soon the daughter of Pharaoh went down to bathe in the Nile, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maidservant to retrieve it.
King James Version
And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river’s side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it.
World English Bible
Pharaoh’s daughter came down to bathe at the river. Her maidens walked along by the riverside. She saw the basket among the reeds, and sent her servant to get it.
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Exodus 2:3–7 · Berean Standard Bible
3 But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
4 And his sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him.
5 Soon the daughter of Pharaoh went down to bathe in the Nile, and her attendants were walking along the riverbank. And when she saw the basket among the reeds, she sent her maidservant to retrieve it.
6 When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the little boy was crying. So she had compassion on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew children.”
7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and call one of the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Acts 7:21When he was set outside, Pharaoh’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.
1 Kings 17:6The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.
Psalms 9:9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Psalms 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
Psalms 76:10Even the wrath of man shall praise You; with the survivors of wrath You will clothe Yourself.
Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
Jonah 1:17Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.
Jonah 2:10And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.