Exodus 2:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 2:16

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.

24 So God ^aheard their groaning, and God ^bremembered His ^ccovenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 2:16

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American Standard Version
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Amplified® Bible
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Contemporary English Version
when the seven daughters of Jethro, the priest of Midian, came up to water their father's sheep and goats.

Darby English Version
And the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew [water], and filled the troughs, to water their father's flock.

Good News Bible
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King James Version
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

New American Standard Bible
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

New International Version
Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father's flock.

New King James Version
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. And they came and drew water, and they filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Revised Standard Version
Now the priest of Mid'ian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Young's Literal Translation
And to a priest of Midian `are' seven daughters, and they come and draw, and fill the troughs, to water the flock of their father,

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