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 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?

8 E a filha de Faraó respondeu: Vai. Então foi a virgem, e chamou à mãe do menino;

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What Does Exodus 2:6 Mean?

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