In Context

4 His sister stood far off, to see what would be done to him.

5 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 handmaid to get it.

6 She opened it, and saw the child, and behold, the baby cried. She had compassion on him, and said, |This is one of the Hebrews' children.|

7 Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, |Should I go and call a nurse for you from the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for you?|

8 Pharaoh's daughter said to her, |Go.| The maiden went and called the child's mother.

9 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 it.

Exodus 2:7 in Other Translations