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Berean Standard Bible

“When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the little boy was crying. So she had compassion on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew children.””

Exodus 2:6

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Pharaoh has ordered Hebrew baby boys to be thrown into the Nile. A Hebrew mother hides her son for three months and then places him in a basket among the reeds, with his sister watching from a distance.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

When she opened it, she saw the child, and behold, the little boy was crying. So she had compassion on him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew children.”

World English Bible (WEB)

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.”

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And opening it, she saw the child, and he was crying. And she had pity on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

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.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cuando la abrió, vio al bebé que lloraba, y se sintió conmovida. ―Debe de ser un bebé de los hebreos —dijo.

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