Exodus 2:6
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.
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Exodus 1:22And Pharaoh gave orders to all his people, saying, Every son who comes to birth is to be put into the river, but every daughter may go on living.
Nehemiah 1:11O Lord, let your ear take note of the prayer of your servant, and of the prayers of your servants, who take delight in worshipping your name: give help, O Lord, to your servant this day, and let him have mercy in the eyes of this man. (Now I was the king's wine-servant.)
Proverbs 21:1The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.
1 Peter 3:8Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride:
Matthew Henry on Exodus 2:6-11
The Deliverance of Moses. ( b. c. 1571.) 5 And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash herself at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side; and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it. 6 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. 7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the… Read the whole commentary →