Exodus 2:8 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, 'Go.' So the young woman went and called the baby's mother.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse shows Pharaoh's daughter agreeing to let Miriam fetch someone to nurse baby Moses, unknowingly allowing Moses to be cared for by his own mother.

📚 Historical Context

In ancient Egypt, Pharaoh had decreed that all Hebrew baby boys be killed to control the growing Israelite population, leading Moses' mother to hide her infant son in a basket among the reeds of the Nile River. When Pharaoh's daughter discovered the baby, she decided to adopt him, and Moses' sister offered to find a Hebrew nurse for the child. This arrangement allowed Moses' own mother to care for him while he was raised in the Egyptian palace.

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Then his sister said to Pharaoh's daughter, 'Should I go and find a Hebrew woman who can nurse the baby for you?'

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The child grew up, and when he was old enough, his birth mother brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, who adopted him as her own son. She named him Moses, saying, 'I called him this because I pulled him out of the water.'

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