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 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- She answered: Go. The maid went and called her mother.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maiden went and called the child's mother.
- DARBYDarby
- And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the damsel went and called the child's mother.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. The maiden went and called the child's mother.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and the daughter of Pharaoh saith to her, 'Go;' and the virgin goeth, and calleth the mother of the lad,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Pharaoh's daughter replied, "Go." So the girl went and called the child's mother.
Context: Exodus 2
6And when she had opened it, she saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.
7Then 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?
8And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother.
9And 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.
10And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
About Exodus 2: Moses Flees to Midian
Moses kills an Egyptian and flees to Midian, where he marries Zipporah and has a son.
Commentary
Exodus chapter 2 is the story of Moses' birth and his rescue from the Nile River. It begins with the birth of Moses to Amram and Jochebed, who were of the tribe of Levi. Pharaoh had commanded that all male Hebrew children be thrown into the Nile, so Jochebed placed Moses in a basket and set him afloat in the river. Pharaoh's daughter found the basket and took Moses in as her own son.