and sat down about a hundred metres away. She said to herself, “I can't bear to see my child die.” While she was sitting there, she began to cry.

The Lord blessed Sarah, as he had promised,

Adam named his wife Eve, because she was the mother of all human beings.

But when she could not hide him any longer, she took a basket made of reeds and covered it with tar to make it watertight. She put the baby in it and then placed it in the tall grass at the edge of the river.

The princess told the woman, “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.” So she took the baby and nursed him.

“Respect your father and your mother, so that you may live a long time in the land that I am giving you.

But if the woman herself is injured, the punishment shall be life for life,

Be on your guard! Make certain that you do not forget, as long as you live, what you have seen with your own eyes. Tell your children and your grandchildren

Be on your guard! Make certain that you do not forget, as long as you live, what you have seen with your own eyes. Tell your children and your grandchildren

“ ‘Respect your father and your mother, as I, the Lord your God, command you, so that all may go well with you and so that you may live a long time in the land that I am giving you.