3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Exodus 2:3:1 ⧉וְלֹא־יָכְלָ֣הveloyokhla{And} she could not Exodus 2:3:2 ⧉עוֹד֮odany longer Exodus 2:3:3 ⧉הַצְּפִינוֹ֒hatspinohide him Exodus 2:3:4 ⧉וַתִּֽקַּֽח־לוֹ֙vatikkakhlo{And} she took for him Exodus 2:3:5 ⧉תֵּ֣בַתtevata basket of Exodus 2:3:6 ⧉גֹּ֔מֶאgomepapyrus Exodus 2:3:7 ⧉וַתַּחְמְרָ֥הvatakhmera{And} she daubed it Exodus 2:3:8 ⧉בַחֵמָ֖רbakhemarwith bitumen Exodus 2:3:9 ⧉וּבַזָּ֑פֶתuvazafetand with pitch Exodus 2:3:10 ⧉וַתָּ֤שֶׂםvatasem{And} she placed Exodus 2:3:11 ⧉בָּהּ֙bahin it Exodus 2:3:12 ⧉אֶת־הַיֶּ֔לֶדethayeledthe child Exodus 2:3:13 ⧉וַתָּ֥שֶׂםvatasem{And} she placed it Exodus 2:3:14 ⧉בַּסּ֖וּףbasoofin the reeds Exodus 2:3:15 ⧉עַל־שְׂפַ֥תalsefatby the bank of Exodus 2:3:16 ⧉הַיְאֹֽר׃hayeorthe river |
3. Formal Translation When she could no longer hide him, she took for him a basket of reeds and coated it with bitumen and pitch. She placed the child in it and set it among the reeds on the bank of the Nile. |
3. Dynamic Translation When she was no longer able to keep him hidden, she got a papyrus basket for him and sealed it with bitumen and pitch. Then she placed her baby in it among the reeds along the riverbank. |