She opened it, and saw the child, and, behold, the baby cried. She had compassion on him, and said, "This is one of the Hebrews` children."

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

She had compassion on him - The Egyptians regarded such tenderness as a condition of acceptance on the day of reckoning. In the presence of …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

When she had opened it. —The princess opened the ark herself, perhaps suspecting what was inside, perhaps out of mere curiosity.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And when she had opened it
The ark, for it was shut or covered over, though doubtless there were some apertures for …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Come, see the place where that great man, Moses, lay when he was a little child; it was in a bulrush basket by the river's side. Had he been left t…

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