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When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She saw that he was a special baby and kept him hidden for three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The woman conceived and bore a son, and when she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and she conceived and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he <i>was a</i> goodly <i>child</i>, she hid him three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the woman conceived and bore a son. And when she saw that he <i>was</i> a beautiful <i>child,</i> she hid him three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the woman conceived and gave birth to a son; and when she saw that he was beautiful, she hid him for three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was beautiful, she hid him for three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was beautiful, she hid him for three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the woman conceived and bore a son; and she saw that he was beautiful, so she hid him for three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The woman conceived and gave birth to a son; and when she saw that he was [especially] beautiful <i>and</i> healthy, she hid him for three months [to protect him from the Egyptians].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son; when she saw that he was beautiful, she hid him for three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son; when she saw that he was beautiful, she hid him for three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and she later had a baby boy. He was a beautiful child, and she kept him inside for three months. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The woman became pregnant and had a son. She saw how beautiful he was and hid him for three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and she bore him a son. When she saw what a fine baby he was, she hid him for three months. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Later, the woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She saw that he was a beautiful child, and hid him for three months. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and she conceived and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a healthy child, she hid him for three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The woman conceived, and bore a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the woman conceived, and bore a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The woman conceived and bore a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him three months. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the woman conceives, and bears a son, and she sees him, that he [is] beautiful, and she hides him [for] three months,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the woman conceiveth, and beareth a son, and she seeth him that he is fair, and she hideth him three months,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the woman will conceive and will bring forth a son; and she will see him that he is good, and she will hide him three months.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And she conceived, and bore a son; and seeing him a goodly child hid him three months. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And she conceived and bore a son. And seeing him to be handsome, she hid him for three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and the woman conceived and bore a son. Seeing what a fine child he was, she hid him for three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was a fine baby, she hid him three months.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the woman conceived and bore a son; and when she saw that he was a handsome boy, she hid him for three months<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the woman conceived and she bore a son, and she saw him that he was beautiful, and she hid him three months.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the woman conceived, and bore a son; and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And she conceived, and bore a male child; and having seen that he was fair, they hid him three months.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/2-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=165" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/2.htm">The Birth of Moses</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Now a man of the house of Levi married a daughter of Levi, <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: hā·’iš·šāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">and she</a> <a href="/hebrew/2029.htm" title="2029: wat·ta·har (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To conceive, become pregnant. A primitive root; to be pregnant, conceive.">conceived</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: wat·tê·leḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">and gave birth to</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bên (N-ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">a son.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: wat·tê·re (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">When she saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">he was a</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">beautiful child,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6845.htm" title="6845: wat·tiṣ·pə·nê·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to hide; by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically to protect, to lurk.">she hid him</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lō·šāh (Number-ms) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">for three</a> <a href="/hebrew/3391.htm" title="3391: yə·rā·ḥîm (N-mp) -- Month. From a unused root of uncertain signification; a lunation, i.e. Month.">months.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-23.htm">Hebrews 11:23</a></span><br />By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-20.htm">Acts 7:20</a></span><br />At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13-15</a></span><br />When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” / So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, / where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/6-9.htm">Genesis 6:9</a></span><br />This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-12.htm">Genesis 18:12</a></span><br />So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-2.htm">Genesis 21:2</a></span><br />So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-21.htm">Genesis 25:21</a></span><br />Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/30-22.htm">Genesis 30:22-24</a></span><br />Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb, / and she conceived and gave birth to a son. “God has taken away my shame,” she said. / She named him Joseph, and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/41-51.htm">Genesis 41:51-52</a></span><br />Joseph named the firstborn Manasseh, saying, “God has made me forget all my hardship and all my father’s household.” / And the second son he named Ephraim, saying, “God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-20.htm">Genesis 46:20</a></span><br />Manasseh and Ephraim were born to Joseph in the land of Egypt by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/48-16.htm">Genesis 48:16</a></span><br />the angel who has redeemed me from all harm—may He bless these boys. And may they be called by my name and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac, and may they grow into a multitude upon the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-20.htm">1 Samuel 1:20</a></span><br />So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-26.htm">1 Samuel 2:26</a></span><br />And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a></span><br />For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the woman conceived, and bore a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/112-5.htm">Psalm 112:5</a></b></br> A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/7-20.htm">Acts 7:20</a></b></br> In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/11-23.htm">Hebrews 11:23</a></b></br> By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw <i>he was</i> a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/46-25.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/genesis/46-25.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/genesis/49-21.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/exodus/1-22.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/genesis/46-25.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/genesis/44-20.htm">Child</a> <a href="/genesis/38-18.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/genesis/38-18.htm">Conceiveth</a> <a href="/genesis/49-21.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/genesis/41-42.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/genesis/49-21.htm">Goodly</a> <a href="/genesis/35-4.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/matthew/13-44.htm">Hideth</a> <a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/genesis/38-24.htm">Months</a> <a href="/genesis/38-25.htm">Pregnant</a> <a href="/genesis/46-15.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/2-22.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/exodus/2-22.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/exodus/35-32.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/exodus/2-22.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/exodus/2-22.htm">Bore</a> <a href="/exodus/2-3.htm">Child</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-2.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-20.htm">Conceiveth</a> <a href="/numbers/24-5.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/exodus/9-9.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/exodus/39-28.htm">Goodly</a> <a href="/exodus/2-12.htm">Hid</a> <a href="/exodus/2-12.htm">Hideth</a> <a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/exodus/12-2.htm">Months</a> <a href="/exodus/21-22.htm">Pregnant</a> <a href="/exodus/3-18.htm">Three</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-1.htm">Moses is born, and placed in a basket in the reeds of Nile.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-5.htm">He is found, and brought up by Pharaoh's daughter;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-7.htm">who employs his mother to nurse him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-11.htm">He kills an Egyptian.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-13.htm">He reproves a Hebrew.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">He flees into Midian, and marries Zipporah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-22.htm">Gershom is born.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">God respects the Israelites' cry.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The conception and birth of Moses occur during a time of great oppression for the Israelites in Egypt. Pharaoh had decreed that all Hebrew male infants be killed at birth (<a href="/exodus/1-22.htm">Exodus 1:22</a>), making the birth of a son particularly perilous. This act of giving birth under such circumstances demonstrates the faith and courage of Moses' parents, Amram and Jochebed (<a href="/exodus/6-20.htm">Exodus 6:20</a>). The birth of Moses is significant as it sets the stage for the deliverance of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage, a pivotal event in biblical history.<p><b>When she saw that he was a beautiful child,</b><br>The description of Moses as a "beautiful child" can be understood in several ways. The Hebrew word used here can mean "good" or "fine," suggesting not only physical beauty but also a sense of special purpose or divine favor. This echoes the creation narrative where God saw that His creation was "good" (Genesis 1). In <a href="/acts/7-20.htm">Acts 7:20</a> and <a href="/hebrews/11-23.htm">Hebrews 11:23</a>, Moses is also described as "no ordinary child," indicating that his parents recognized something extraordinary about him, which may have strengthened their resolve to protect him. This perception of Moses' uniqueness foreshadows his future role as a leader and prophet.<p><b>she hid him for three months.</b><br>Hiding Moses for three months was a courageous act of defiance against Pharaoh's edict. This period of concealment reflects the desperate measures taken by his family to preserve his life. The number three often signifies completeness or divine intervention in the Bible, as seen in the three days Jonah spent in the belly of the fish (<a href="/jonah/1-17.htm">Jonah 1:17</a>) and Jesus' resurrection on the third day (<a href="/matthew/16-21.htm">Matthew 16:21</a>). The act of hiding Moses can be seen as an early indication of God's providential care and protection over him, which continues throughout his life. This concealment also parallels the later hiding of Jesus from Herod's massacre of the innocents (<a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13-16</a>), drawing a typological connection between Moses and Christ as deliverers of their people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses'_mother.htm">Moses' Mother (Jochebed)</a></b><br>The mother of Moses, who is not named in this verse but is later identified as Jochebed. She is a Levite woman who demonstrates faith and courage by hiding her son.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The child referred to in this verse, who would grow up to become one of the most significant leaders in Israel's history, leading the Israelites out of Egyptian bondage.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh's_decree.htm">Pharaoh's Decree</a></b><br>The backdrop of this event is Pharaoh's decree to kill all Hebrew male infants, which sets the stage for Jochebed's desperate and faithful actions.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The land where the Israelites were enslaved, and where this event takes place.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nile_river.htm">The Nile River</a></b><br>Although not mentioned in this specific verse, it is significant in the broader account as the place where Moses is eventually placed in a basket.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Jochebed's decision to hide Moses for three months is a powerful example of faith in action. Despite the risk, she trusted in God's protection over her child.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_life.htm">The Value of Life</a></b><br>This verse underscores the inherent value and potential seen in every child. Jochebed's recognition of Moses' beauty and worth led her to protect him at all costs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_against_oppression.htm">Courage Against Oppression</a></b><br>Jochebed's actions demonstrate the courage required to stand against unjust laws and decrees, trusting in God's higher authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_plan.htm">God's Sovereign Plan</a></b><br>Even in dire circumstances, God is at work. Moses' preservation is part of a larger divine plan for the deliverance of Israel.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_lust_defined.htm">How is lust defined?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/exodus_2_2_-_how_was_moses_hidden.htm">Exodus 2:2 – How could a newborn be successfully hidden for three months without detection by Pharaoh’s forces? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_divine_providence.htm">What is the concept of Divine Providence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_impartial_(rom_2_11_vs_exo_2_25).htm">Does God respect persons? (Romans 2:11 vs. Exodus 2:25)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">When she saw him that he was a goodly child.</span>--St. Stephen says, that Moses was" comely before God"-- <span class= "greekheb">??????? ?? ???</span> (<a href="/acts/7-20.htm" title="In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:">Acts 7:20</a>). Trogus Pompeius spoke of him as recommended by the beauty of his personal appearance (<span class= "ital">ap. </span>Justin, <span class= "ital">Hist. Philipp. </span>xxvi. 2). His infantine "goodliness" intensified the desire of his mother to save his life, but must not be re garded as the main cause of her anxiety.<p><span class= "bld">She hid him three months.</span>--As long as she could hope to conceal him effectually. It must be remembered that Egyptians were mixed up with Israelites in Goshen, and that each Hebrew household would be subjected to espionage from the time of the issue of the edict.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And the woman conceived</span>. Not for the first time, as appears from ver. 4, nor even for the second, as we learn from <a href="/exodus/7-7.htm">Exodus 7:7</a>; but for the third. Aaron was three years old when Moses was born. As no difficulty has occurred with respect to him, we must regard the edict as issued between his birth and that of Moses. <span class="cmt_word">When she saw that he was a goodly child</span>. Perhaps Jochebed would have done the same had Moses been ill-favoured, for mothers have often loved best their weakest and sickliest; but still it nard-rally seemed to her the harder that she was called upon to lose a strong and beautiful baby; and this is what the writer means to express - the clauses are not "simply co-ordinate." <span class="cmt_word">She hid him</span> - <span class="accented">i.e</span>, kept him within the house - perhaps even in the female apartments. Egyptians were mixed up with the Israelites in Goshen - not perhaps in any great numbers, but still so that no Hebrew felt himself safe from observation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/2-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">and she</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאִשָּׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">conceived</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּ֥הַר</span> <span class="translit">(wat·ta·har)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2029.htm">Strong's 2029: </a> </span><span class="str2">To conceive, become pregnant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and gave birth to</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּ֣לֶד</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·leḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a son.</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">When she saw</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּ֤רֶא</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·re)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he [was a]</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֔וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">beautiful [child],</span><br /><span class="heb">ט֣וֹב</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she hid</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽתִּצְפְּנֵ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiṣ·pə·nê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6845.htm">Strong's 6845: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hide, to hoard, reserve, to deny, to protect, to lurk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him for three</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lō·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">months.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרָחִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rā·ḥîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3391.htm">Strong's 3391: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lunation, month</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/2-2.htm">Exodus 2:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/2-2.htm">Exodus 2:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/2-2.htm">Exodus 2:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/2-2.htm">Exodus 2:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/2-2.htm">Exodus 2:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/2-2.htm">Exodus 2:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/2-2.htm">Exodus 2:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/2-2.htm">Exodus 2:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/2-2.htm">Exodus 2:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/2-2.htm">Exodus 2:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/2-2.htm">OT Law: Exodus 2:2 The woman conceived and bore a son (Exo. 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