Exodus 2:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Exodus 2:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 2:5 in 7 Bible Translations

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Exodus 2:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Exodus 2:5 — World English Bible

Exodus 2:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Exodus 2:5 — American Standard Version

Exodus 2:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And a daughter of Pharaoh cometh down to bathe at the River, and her damsels are walking by the side of the River, and she seeth the ark in the midst of the weeds, and sendeth her handmaid, and she taketh it,”

Exodus 2:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 2:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the daughter of Pharaoh went down to bathe in the river; and her maids went along by the river's side. And she saw the ark in the midst of the sedge, and sent her handmaid and fetched it.”

Exodus 2:5 — Darby Translation

Exodus 2:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then ye daughter of Pharaoh came downe to wash her in the riuer, and her maidens walked by the riuers side: and when shee sawe the arke among the bulrushes, she sent her maide to fet it.”

Exodus 2:5 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 2:5 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe upon the river, and her young women were walking upon the hand of the river, and she saw the ark in the midst of the reeds, and she sent her maidservant and she took it.”

Exodus 2:5 — The Living Sword

Exodus 2:5 in Context — Exodus 2

3 Porém não podendo ocultar-lhe mais tempo, tomou uma cesta de juncos, e vedou-a com piche e betume, e colocou nela ao menino, e o pôs entre os juncos à beira do rio:

4 E ficou parada uma irmã sua ao longe, para ver o que lhe aconteceria.

5 E a filha de Faraó desceu a lavar-se ao rio, e passeando suas virgens pela beira do rio, viu ela a cesta entre os juncos, e enviou uma criada sua a que a tomasse.

6 E quando a abriu, viu ao menino; e eis que o menino chorava. E tendo compaixão dele, disse: Dos meninos dos hebreus é este.

7 Então sua irmã disse à filha de Faraó: Irei a chamar-te uma ama das hebreias, para que te crie este menino?

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What Does Exodus 2:5 Mean?

Exodus 2:5 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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