Exodus 2:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Exodus 2:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Exodus 2:3 is a verse from the book of Exodus in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, a..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Exodus 2:3 — KJV
“And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink.”
— Exodus 2:3 (KJV)
Exodus 2:3 in Context — About the Book of Exodus
Exodus tells the defining rescue story of the Old Testament: God hears the cry of enslaved Israel, breaks Pharaoh's grip through ten plagues, parts the Red Sea, and meets His people at Sinai. It reveals God as deliverer, covenant-maker, and the One who dwells among His people.
Cross-References for Exodus 2:3
“There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt. when the LORD: or, where, etc”
Shares key themes with Exodus 2:3: ark, put, child
“But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. pulled...: Heb. caused her to come”
Shares key themes with Exodus 2:3: took, ark, put
“And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 2:3: took, put, child
“And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 2:3: took, put, therein
“And they took every man his censer, and put fire in them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.”
Shares key themes with Exodus 2:3: took, put, laid
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