Exodus 2:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”

Exodus 2:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 2:6 in 7 Bible Translations

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Exodus 2:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.””

Exodus 2:6 — World English Bible

Exodus 2:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And she opened it, and saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.”

Exodus 2:6 — American Standard Version

Exodus 2:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and openeth, and seeth him--the lad, and lo, a child weeping! and she hath pity on him, and saith, `This is <FI>one<Fi> of the Hebrews' children.'”

Exodus 2:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 2:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And she opened [it], and saw the child, and behold, the boy wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is [one] of the Hebrews' children.”

Exodus 2:6 — Darby Translation

Exodus 2:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then she opened it, and sawe it was a childe: and beholde, the babe wept: so she had compassion on it, and sayde, This is one of the Ebrewes children.”

Exodus 2:6 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 2:6 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And she opened it and she saw him—the child—and behold, a boy was weeping, and she had compassion on him and said, "This is from the children of the Hebrews."”

Exodus 2:6 — The Living Sword

Exodus 2:6 in Context — Exodus 2

4 Y paróse una hermana suya á lo lejos, para ver lo que le acontecería.

5 Y la hija de Faraón descendió á lavarse al río, y paseándose sus doncellas por la ribera del río, vió ella la arquilla en el carrizal, y envió una criada suya á que la tomase.

6 Y como la abrió, vió al niño; y he aquí que el niño lloraba. Y teniendo compasión de él, dijo: De los niños de los Hebreos es éste.

7 Entonces su hermana dijo á la hija de Faraón: ¿Iré á llamarte un ama de las Hebreas, para que te críe este niño?

8 Y la hija de Faraón respondió: Ve. Entonces fué la doncella, y llamó á la madre del niño;

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What Does Exodus 2:6 Mean?

Exodus 2:6 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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