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Exodus 2:6 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Exodus 2:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 2 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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.”
Exodus 2:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Exodus 2:6
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 (וַתַּחְמֹל עָלָיו, vatachmol alav, "she had compassion")—The baby's crying provokes compassion (חָמַל, chamal, "pity/mercy"). God uses natural human tenderness to save His chosen deliverer. This is one of the Hebrews' children—she knows the genocide decree; her recognition creates moral crisis. Will she obey her father's law or act on conscience? The text's simplicity heightens the drama: a moment's decision determines Moses' fate and Israel'...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 2:6
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“and all their transgressions in which they have transgressed against you; and give them compassion before those who carried them captive”
“be all like-minded”
“Pharaoh's daughter took him up”
“He made them also to be pitied of all those that carried them captives.”
“I beg you”
“The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD”