² and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine^(A) child, she hid him for three months.^{(B) 3} But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus^(C) basket^[a] for him and coated it with tar and pitch.^(D) Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds^(E) along the bank of the Nile.

²⁰ “At that time Moses was born, and he was no ordinary child.^[a] For three months he was cared for by his family.^(A)