The Birth of Moses

Exodus 2

¹ Now a _t man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman. ² The woman conceived and bore a son, and _u when she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months. ³ When she could hide him no longer, she took for him a basket made of bulrushes ₁ and daubed it with bitumen and pitch. She put the child in it and placed it among the _v reeds by the river bank. ⁴ And _w his sister stood at a distance to know what would be done to him. ⁵ Now the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, while her young women walked beside the river. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her servant woman, and she took it. ⁶ When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the baby was crying. She took pity on him and said, "This is one of the Hebrews' children." ⁷ Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, "Shall I go and call you a nurse from the Hebrew women to nurse the child for you?" ⁸ And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Go." So the girl went and called the child's mother. ⁹ And 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. ¹⁰ When the child grew up, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became _x her son. She named him Moses, "Because," she said, "I _y drew him out of the water." ₂

1. Cross References
   Exodus 6:20
   Amram took as his wife Jochebed his father's sister, and she bore him Aaron and Moses, the years of the life of Amram being 137 years.
   Numbers 26:59
   The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. And she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam their sister.
   1 Chronicles 23:14
   But the sons of Moses the man of God were named among the tribe of Levi.
   
2. Cross References
   Acts 7:20
   At this time Moses was born; and he was beautiful in God's sight. And he was brought up for three months in his father's house.
   Hebrews 11:23
   By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king's edict.
   
3. Cross References
   Exodus 2:5
   Now the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, while her young women walked beside the river. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her servant woman, and she took it.
   Isaiah 19:6
   And its canals will become foul, and the branches of Egypt's Nile will diminish and dry up, reeds and rushes will rot away.
   
4. Cross References
   Exodus 15:20
   Then Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambourines and dancing.
   Numbers 26:59
   The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. And she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam their sister.
   
5. Cross References
   Acts 7:21
   And when he was exposed, Pharaoh's daughter adopted him and brought him up as her own son.
   Hebrews 11:24
   By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter.
   
6. Cross References
   2 Samuel 22:17
   He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters.
   Psalms 18:16
   He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters.
   

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