1Now a man of the house of Levi took as his wife a daughter of Levi.
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.
3And when she was no longer able to keep him secret, she made him a basket out of the stems of water-plants, pasting sticky earth over it to keep the water out; and placing the baby in it she put it among the plants by the edge of the Nile.
4And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.
5Now Pharaoh's daughter came down to the Nile to take a bath, while her women were walking by the riverside; and she saw the basket among the river-plants, and sent her servant-girl to get it.
6And 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.
7Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, May I go and get you one of the Hebrew women to give him the breast?