Exodus 2:17

And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock.

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

In Context

16Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.

18When the daughters returned to their father Reuel, he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?”

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Cross References

Genesis 21:25But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized,

Genesis 29:10As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, with Laban’s sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s sheep.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 2:17-23

The Marriage of Moses. ( b. c. 1533.) 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. 17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. 18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day? 19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock. 20 And… Read the whole commentary →

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