Exodus 2:17

And the shepherds came, and were driving them away; and Moses rose up and rescued them, and drew water for them, and watered their sheep.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

16And the priest of Midian had seven daughters, feeding the flock of their father Jethro; and they came and drew water until they filled their pitchers, to water the flock of their father Jethro.

18And they came to Reuel their father; and he said to them, Why have ye come so quickly today?

Read all of Exodus 2

Cross References

Genesis 21:25And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the wells of water, which the servants of Abimelech took away.

Genesis 29:10And it came to pass when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban, his mother’s brother, and the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother, that Jacob came and rolled away the stone from the mouth of the well, and watered the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Exodus 2:17