Exodus 2:8

Exodus 2:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, "Go." So the girl went and called the child's mother.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” So the maiden went and called the child’s mother.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Yes, do!” the princess replied. So the girl went and called the baby’s mother.

Context of Exodus 2:8

6She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. “This is one of the Hebrew babies,” she said. 7Then his sister asked Pharaoh’s daughter, “Shall I go and get one of the Hebrew women to nurse the baby for you?” “Yes, go,” she answered. So the girl went and got the baby’s mother. 9Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.” So the woman took the baby and nursed him. 10When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, “I drew him out of the water.”

Exodus 2:8 word by word

וַתֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֥הּ בַּת־פַּרְעֹ֖ה לֵ֑כִי וַתֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ הָֽעַלְמָ֔ה וַתִּקְרָ֖א אֶת־אֵ֥ם הַיָּֽלֶד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547
• daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to her, Goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• And the maidעַלְמָה‛almâh · young womanH5959
• and calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• the child’sיֶ֫לֶדyeled · youthH3206
• motherאֵם'êm · motherH517

Cross-references for Exodus 2:8

• Psalms 27:10Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me.
• Isaiah 46:3“Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob, all the remnant of the people of Israel, you whom I have upheld since your birth, and have carried since you were born.
• Ezekiel 16:8“ ‘Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your naked body. I gave you my solemn oath and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.
• Exodus 6:20Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, who bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.

Commentaries on Exodus 2:8

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 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 his praise. Pharaoh cruelly…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-9This event shows God’s grace (his undeserved kindness) and sovereignty (his complete rule and control). Pharaoh had ordered that Hebrew baby boys be killed. Yet Pharaoh’s daughter paid the mother of Moses to nurse him instead. The story may suggest that the princess understood who the baby’s mother was. She did not ask questions that would have caused trouble. If this is correct, both women may have quietly understood the situation without speaking about…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-96-9. 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 the engagement of the mother herself--all…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 2:8

• Adoption
• Children
• Jochebed
• Kindness
• Miriam
• Moses

In the dictionaries

• Pharaoh's Daughter
• Herself
• Miriam
• Son
• Soon
• Wean
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Leviticus
• Maid; Maiden

Commentaries on Exodus 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings