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.
Pharaoh's daughter said to her, 'Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you for it.' So the woman took the child and nursed him.
God arranged for Moses' own mother to be paid to nurse and care for her own son, whom she had hidden to save his life.
📚 Historical Context
In the time of the Exodus, the Israelites were enslaved in Egypt, and Pharaoh had ordered the killing of all Hebrew baby boys to suppress their growing population. Moses' mother hid him in a basket among the reeds of the Nile River to save his life, and when Pharaoh's daughter discovered him, she decided to adopt the child but needed a nurse to care for him. This resulted in her unknowingly hiring Moses' own mother for the role, allowing him to be raised with his cultural heritage while under Egyptian protection.
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