Exodus 2:8

8 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.

Exodus 2:8 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 2:8

And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, go
She fell in at once with the proposal, being, no doubt, overruled, by the providence of God, to agree to have such a person called:

and the maid went and called the child's mother;
and her own, whose name was Jochebed the wife of Amram, as observed in ( Exodus 2:1 ) .

Exodus 2:8 In-Context

6 And when she had opened it, she saw the child, and, behold, the babe wept. And having compassion on him, she said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.

7 Then his sister said unto Pharaoh’s daughter, Shall I go and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women that she may nurse the child for thee?

8 And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.

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.

10 And when the child grew, she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, for she said, Because I drew him out of the water.