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 she had compassion on him, and said , This is one of the Hebrews' children.

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?

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 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.