Exodus 2:15

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.

Darby Translation

In The 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.

In Context

14And he said, Who made thee ruler and judge over us? dost thou intend to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? Then Moses feared, and said, Surely the matter is known.

16And the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew [water], and filled the troughs, to water their father's flock.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:11And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water, at the time of the evening, when the women came out to draw [water].

Genesis 25:4And the sons of Midian were Ephah, and Epher, and Enoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were sons of Keturah.

Genesis 29:2And he looked, and behold, there was a well in the fields, and behold there, three flocks of sheep were lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks, and a great stone was at the mouth of the well.

Exodus 18:4and the name of the other, Eliezer For the God of my father has been my help, and has delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.

1 Kings 19:1And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and in detail how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.

Proverbs 22:3A prudent [man] seeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 2:12-16

Moses Slays an Egyptian; Rebukes a Contentious Hebrew. ( b. c. 1533.) 11 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren. 12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand. 13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the wrong,… Read the whole commentary →

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