Bible Strands
Exodus 2:8
“Go ahead,” Pharaoh’s daughter told her. And the girl went and called the boy’s mother.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Pharaoh’s daughter responds to Moses’s sister at the moment the sister offers to find a Hebrew nurse for the infant. The daughter grants permission, and the girl immediately retrieves the boy’s mother.
The words — The imperative לֵ֑כִי (Le.khi) literally means “go ahead” or “go,” issuing a direct command to act. The verb וַ/תִּקְרָ֖א (va./tik.Ra') translates to “and she called,” recording the girl’s swift compliance in summoning the mother.
The thread — The narrative identifies the mother as Jochebed in Exodus 6:20 and aligns with the scriptural pattern of God sustaining the vulnerable through human provision, as noted in Psalms 27:10 and Isaiah 46:3.
Why it lands — The text states that permission triggers action, and action secures the child’s survival through his own mother. It asks the reader to observe how preservation unfolds through a precise sequence of speech, movement, and arrangement before considering any broader theological implications.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, Go. And the maid went and called the child’s mother.
Cross-references
- Psalms 27:10 Though my father and mother forsake me, the LORD will receive me.
- Isaiah 46:3 “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.
- Exodus 6:20 And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
- Ezekiel 16:8 Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD.