Exodus 2:15 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 2:15

13 And ^awhen he went out the second day, behold, two Hebrew men ^bwere fighting, and he said to the one who did the wrong, “Why are you striking your companion?”

14 Then he said, ^a“Who made you a prince and a judge over us? Do you intend to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” So Moses ^bfeared and said, “Surely this thing is known!”

15 When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But ^aMoses fled from the face of Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of ^bMidian; and he sat down by ^ca well.

16 ^aNow the priest of Midian had seven daughters. ^bAnd they came and drew water, and they filled the ^ctroughs to water their father’s flock.

17 Then the ^ashepherds came and ^bdrove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and ^cwatered their flock.

18 When they came to ^aReuel their father, ^bhe said, “How is it that you have come so soon today?”

19 And they said, “An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he also drew enough water for us and watered the flock.”

20 So he said to his daughters, “And where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may ^aeat bread.”

21 Then Moses was content to live with the man, and he gave ^aZipporah his daughter to Moses.

22 And she bore him a son. He called his name ^aGershom, for he said, “I have been ^ba stranger in a foreign land.”

23 Now it happened ^ain the process of time that the king of Egypt died. Then the children of Israel ^bgroaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and ^ctheir cry came up to God because of the bondage.

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American Standard Version
Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

Amplified® Bible
When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh's presence and took refuge in the land of Midian, where he sat down by a well.

Contemporary English Version
When the king heard what Moses had done, the king wanted to kill him. But Moses escaped and went to the land of Midian. One day, Moses was sitting there by a well,

Darby English Version
And Pharaoh heard of this matter, and sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from before Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian. And he sat by the well.

Good News Bible
When the king heard about what had happened, he tried to have Moses killed, but Moses fled and went to live in the land of Midian. One day, when Moses was sitting by a well, seven daughters of Jethro, the priest of Midian, came to draw water and fill the troughs for their father's sheep and goats.

King James Version
Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

New American Standard Bible
When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the presence of Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.

New International Version
When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian, where he sat down by a well.

New King James Version
When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian; and he sat down by a well.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the presence of Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.

Revised Standard Version
When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh, and stayed in the land of Mid'ian; and he sat down by a well.

Young's Literal Translation
And Pharaoh heareth of this thing, and seeketh to slay Moses, and Moses fleeth from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelleth in the land of Midian, and dwelleth by the well.

New English Translation
When Pharaoh heard¹ about this event,² he sought to kill Moses. So Moses fled³ from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian,⁴ and he settled⁵ by a certain well.⁶

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