And the wife of Pharaoh said: “A comfort of the eye for me and for thee! Kill thou him not. It may be that he will benefit us, or we will take him as a son.” And they perceived not.
| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | waqālati | And said | قول |
| 2 | im'ra-atu | (the) wife | مرا |
| 3 | fir'ʿawna | (of) Firaun | |
| 4 | qurratu | A comfort | قرر |
| 5 | ʿaynin | (of the) eye | عين |
| 6 | lī | for me | |
| 7 | walaka | and for you | |
| 8 | lā | (Do) not | |
| 9 | taqtulūhu | kill him | قتل |
| 10 | ʿasā | perhaps | عسي |
| 11 | an | (that) | |
| 12 | yanfaʿanā | he may benefit us | نفع |
| 13 | aw | or | |
| 14 | nattakhidhahu | we may take him | اخذ |
| 15 | waladan | (as) a son | ولد |
| 16 | wahum | And they | |
| 17 | lā | (did) not | |
| 18 | yashʿurūna | perceive | شعر |
The wife of Pharaoh said, ‘A source of delight for me and for you; do not kill him. It may well be that he will be of use to us or perhaps we could adopt him as a son.’ They were not aware.
And Pharaoh's wife said: "A pleasure to my eye and yours, so do not kill him, perhaps he will benefit us or we may take him as a son!", while they did not perceive.
Now the wife of Pharaoh said, "A joy to the eye for me and you! Slay him not. He may well be of use to us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they perceived not (the future).
And the wife of Pharaoh said: “A comfort of the eye for me and for thee! Kill thou him not. It may be that he will benefit us, or we will take him as a son.” And they perceived not.
And the wife of Pharaoh said: "A pleasure to my eye and yours, so do not kill him, perhaps he will benefit us or we may take him as a son;" while they did not perceive.
Pharaoh's wife said, "A pleasure to my eye and yours, so do not kill him, perhaps he will benefit us or we may take him as a son!", while they did not perceive.
Pharaoh's wife said, "This can be a joyous find for me and you. Do not kill him, for he may be of some benefit for us, or we may adopt him to be our son." They had no idea.
The Pharaoh's wife said: "He will be a comfort to me and to you. Do not kill him. He may well be of some advantage to us, or we may adopt him as a son." They were not aware (of what the future held in store).
And the wife of Pharaoh said, " a comfort of the eye for me and for you. Do not kill him; perhaps he may benefit us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they perceived not.
Now the wife of Pharaoh said: "A joy to the eye for me and thee! Slay him not: he may well be of use to us, or we may adopt him as a son!" And they had no presentiment .
And the wife of Pharaoh said: (He will be) a consolation for me and for thee. Kill him not. Peradventure he may be of use to us, or we may choose him for a son. And they perceived not.
The wife of Pharaoh said: "Here is a delight of the eye to me and to you. Do not kill him. Maybe he will prove useful for us, or we may adopt him as a son."* They were unaware of the end of it all.
And there, Pharaoh's wife said to Pharaoh as she saw the child: "a comfort and joy to the eye, he will make my eyes and yours speak content". She gave orders to the guards: "do not kill him. He might be of some quality that brings about good or advantage and he might be helpful in effecting a purpose or we might adopt him as a son. She was totally unaware of what the future held.
Pharaoh’s wife said: "Do not kill this cute little thing as he may be a good omen and we may later even adopt him as our son They did not know what the future has for them."
And the wife of Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) said: "A comfort of the eye for me and for you. Kill him not, perhaps he may be of benefit to us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they perceived not (the result of that).
The wife of Pharaoh said: "(Here is) joy of the eye, for me and for thee: slay him not. It may be that he will be use to us, or we may adopt him as a son." And they perceived not (what they were doing)!
Pharaoh’s wife said ˹to him˺, "˹This baby is˺ a source of joy for me and you. Do not kill him. Perhaps he may be useful to us or we may adopt him as a son." They were unaware ˹of what was to come˺.
And the wife of Pharaoh said, (to Pharaoh about Mūsā), "He may be a delight of eye for me and you. Do not kill him. It is hoped that he will be of benefit to us, or we will adopt him as a son." And they were not aware (of what was going to happen).
and Pharaoh’s wife said, ‘Here is a joy to behold for me and for you! Do not kill him: he may be of use to us, or we may adopt him as a son.’ They did not realize what they were doing.
Said Pharaoh's wife, 'He will be a comfort to me and thee. Slay him not; perchance he will profit us, or we will take him for a son.' And they were not aware.
And Pharaoh's wife said, 'He is a cheering of the eye to me, and to thee. Kill him not; it may be that he will profit us, or that we may take him for a son;' for they did not perceive.
And Pharaoh's family picked him up that he might become for them a foe and a grief; for verily, Pharaoh and Haman and their hosts were ever sinners.
And the wife of Firaawn said, "He is comfort (Literally: for the eye to get steady and settle down, to be refreshed) to the eye for me and for you. Do not kill him, (for) he may profit us, and we may take him to ourselves as a child." And they were not aware.
And the wife of Pharaoh said, this child is a delight of the eye to me, and to thee: Kill him not; peradventure it may happen that he may be serviceable unto us; or we may adopt him for our son. And they perceived not the consequence of what they were doing.
And Firon's (Pharaoh's) wife said: "(He is) a comfort (and joy) of the eye for me and for you: Kill him not! It could be that he will be of use to us, or we may adopt him as a son. " And they did not foresee (what they were doing)!
And a woman of (the family of) Pharaoh said, `(This child will be) a (source of) joy and comfort to my and your eyes. Do not kill him, he may (prove to) be useful to us, or we may adopt him as a son.' And they did not perceive (Our purpose).
Pharaoh’s wife said , ‘ a comfort to me and to you. Do not kill him. Maybe he will benefit us, or we will adopt him as a son.’ And they were not aware.