Exodus 2:8
And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.
Exodus 2:8 in other translations
| BSB | “Go ahead,” Pharaoh’s daughter told her. And the girl went and called the boy’s mother. |
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| WEB | Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” The young woman went and called the child’s mother. |
| ASV | And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maiden went and called the child’s mother. |
| YLT | and the daughter of Pharaoh saith to her, ‘Go;' and the virgin goeth, and calleth the mother of the lad, |
| DARBY | And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the damsel went and called the child's mother. |
| BBE | And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the girl went and got the child's mother. |
| Webster | And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother. |
What does Exodus 2:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 2:6-9
6-9. when she had opened it, she saw the child--The narrative is picturesque. No tale of romance ever described a plot more skilfully laid or more full of interest in the development. The expedient of the ark, the slime and pitch, the choice of the time and place, the appeal to the sensibilities of the female breast, the stationing of the sister as a watch of the proceedings, her timely suggestion of a nurse, and…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 2:5-10
Come, see the place where that great man, Moses, lay, when he was a little child; it was in a bulrush basket by the river's side. Had he been left there long, he must have perished. But Providence brings Pharaoh's daughter to the place where this poor forlorn infant lay, and inclines her heart to pity it, which she dares do, when none else durst. God's care of us in our infancy ought to be often mentioned by us to…
Exodus 2:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Exodus 2:8
- Isaiah 46:3-4
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb: And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.
- Psalms 27:10
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.
- Exodus 6:20
And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.
- Ezekiel 16:8
Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine.
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Context
- Exodus 2:7
Then said his sister to Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?
- Exodus 2:8
And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.
- Exodus 2:9
And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And the woman took the child, and nursed it.
Exodus 2:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y la hija de Faraón respondió: Ve. Entonces fué la doncella, y llamó á la madre del niño; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et la fille du Pharaon lui dit: Va. Et la jeune fille alla, et appela la mère de l’enfant. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Tochter des Pharao sprach zu ihr: Gehe hin. Da ging die Jungfrau hin und rief des Kindes Mutter. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Respondit: Vade. Perrexit puella et vocavit matrem suam. |