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Exodus 2:8

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 2:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Pharaoh`s daughter said to her, Go. And the maiden went and called the child`s mother.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Pharaoh`s daughter said to her, Go. And the maiden went and called the child`s mother.
Exodus 2:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river-side; and she saw the ark among the flags, and sent her handmaid to fetch it.
6And she opened it, and 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 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 maiden 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 said, Because I drew him out of the water.
11And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown up, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he saw an Egyptian smiting a Hebrew, one of his brethren.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Pharaoh’s daughter said unto her, go, etc.] 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 (<020201>Exodus 2:1).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Go: Psa 27:10; Isa 46:3, Isa 46:4; Eze 16:8 mother: Exo 6:20 Exodus 2:9”
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