Exodus 2:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Exodus 2:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 2:8 in 7 Bible Translations

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Exodus 2:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Go.” The young woman went and called the child’s mother.”

Exodus 2:8 — World English Bible

Exodus 2:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Exodus 2:8 — American Standard Version

Exodus 2:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the daughter of Pharaoh saith to her, `Go;' and the virgin goeth, and calleth the mother of the lad,”

Exodus 2:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 2:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the damsel went and called the child's mother.”

Exodus 2:8 — Darby Translation

Exodus 2:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Pharaohs daughter sayde to her, Goe. So the maide went and called the childes mother,”

Exodus 2:8 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 2:8 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the daughter of Pharaoh said to her, "Go." And the young woman went and she called the mother of the child.”

Exodus 2:8 — The Living Sword

Exodus 2:8 in Context — Exodus 2

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.

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What Does Exodus 2:8 Mean?

Exodus 2:8 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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