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Introduction to Exodus 2:5 Exodus 2:5 describes a pivotal moment in the early life of Moshe. Pharaoh’s daughter comes to bathe in the Nile and finds the infant Moshe in the reeds. This verse contains several grammatical features significant in Biblical Hebrew, including verb forms, prepositional phrases, and construct chains. This article will focus on the construct chains (סְמִיכוּת), a fundamental aspect of Hebrew grammar that affects syntax and meaning. וַתֵּ֤רֶד בַּת־פַּרְעֹה֙ לִרְחֹ֣ץ עַל־הַיְאֹ֔ר וְנַעֲרֹתֶ֥יהָ הֹלְכֹ֖ת עַל־יַ֣ד הַיְאֹ֑ר וַתֵּ֤רֶא אֶת־הַתֵּבָה֙ בְּתֹ֣וךְ הַסּ֔וּף וַתִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֶת־אֲמָתָ֖הּ וַתִּקָּחֶֽהָ: Analysis of Key Words/Phrases Exodus 2:5 contains three construct chains: 1.… Learn Hebrew