Acts 7:21

And when he was put out, Pharaoh's daughter took him and kept him as her son.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And when he was cast out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.

In Context

20At which time Moses came to birth, and he was very beautiful; and he was kept for three months in his father's house:

22And Moses was trained in all the wisdom of Egypt, and was great in his words and works.

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Cross References

Exodus 2:2And she became with child and gave birth to a Son; and when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she kept him secretly for three months.

Hebrews 11:24By faith Moses, when he became a man, had no desire to be named the son of Pharaoh's daughter;

Matthew Henry on Acts 7:18-30

Stephen's Address. 17 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, 18 Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph. 19 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live. 20 In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months: 21 And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and… Read the whole commentary →

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