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Exodus 2:5

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.

KJV

Ecce autem descendebat filia Pharaonis ut lavaretur in flumine : et puellæ ejus gradiebantur per crepidinem alvei. Quæ cum vidisset fiscellam in papyrione, misit unam e famulabus suis : et allatam

Vulgate

κατέβη δὲ ἡ θυγάτηρ Φαραὼ λούσασθαι ἐπὶ τὸν ποταμόν, καὶ αἱ ἅβραι αὐτῆς παρεπορεύοντο παρὰ τὸν ποταμόν· καὶ ἰδοῦσα τὴν θῖβιν ἐν τῷ ἕλει, ἀποστείλασα τὴν ἅβραν ἀνείλατο αὐτήν.

LXX

And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river-side; and she saw the ark among the flags, and sent her handmaid to fetch it.

ASV

וַ/תֵּ֤רֶד בַּת פַּרְעֹה֙ לִ/רְחֹ֣ץ עַל הַ/יְאֹ֔ר וְ/נַעֲרֹתֶ֥י/הָ הֹלְכֹ֖ת עַל יַ֣ד הַ/יְאֹ֑ר וַ/תֵּ֤רֶא אֶת הַ/תֵּבָה֙ בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ הַ/סּ֔וּף וַ/תִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֶת אֲמָתָ֖/הּ וַ/תִּקָּחֶֽ/הָ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

17 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בַּת
bt
noun · 585×
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
hvlk
verb · 507×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
יְאֹ֔ר
y'r
noun · 64×
יָרְד֥וּ
yrdv
verb · 377×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
ךָ
k
noun · 56×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
נער
n'r
noun · 75×
סֽוּף
svp
noun · 28×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פַּרְעֹ֔ה
pr'h
proper_noun · 267×
רָחַ֥ץ
rchts
verb · 72×
ת֣וֹךְ
tvk
noun · 416×
תֵּבָ֔ה
tbh
noun · 28×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 7:21 — And when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
  • Exod 7:15 — Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine han
  • Exod 7:15 — Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thine han
  • Exod 8:20 — And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may serve me.
  • Ps 9:9 — The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
  • Ps 12:5 — For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
  • Ps 46:1 — God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.