Bible Strands
Exodus 2:9
Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this child and nurse him for me, and I will pay your wages.” So the woman took the boy and nursed him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Pharaoh’s daughter addresses the infant’s mother immediately after the sister summons her, offering paid employment to care for the rescued child.
The words — הֵילִיכִי (hei.Li.khi) means “take” or “carry,” and וְ/הֵינִקִ֣/הוּ (ve./hei.ni.Ki./hu) translates to “and nurse him,” establishing a dual role of hired guardian and biological wet nurse.
The thread — The verse advances the preservation of Moses, a narrative thread that continues when Pharaoh’s daughter formally adopts him and names him in Exodus 2:10.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to observe how divine preservation operates through ordinary human arrangements and contractual labor, asking for attention to the practical steps that secure the child’s survival.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.