Exodus 2:20

וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל ־ בְּנֹתָיו וְאַיּוֹ לָמָּה זֶּה עֲזַבְתֶּן אֶת ־ הָאִישׁ קִרְאֶן לוֹ וְיֹאכַל לָֽחֶם ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.

In Context

19וַתֹּאמַרְןָ אִישׁ מִצְרִי הִצִּילָנוּ מִיַּד הָרֹעִים וְגַם ־ דָּלֹה דָלָה לָנוּ וַיַּשְׁקְ אֶת ־ הַצֹּֽאן ׃

21וַיּוֹאֶל מֹשֶׁה לָשֶׁבֶת אֶת ־ הָאִישׁ וַיִּתֵּן אֶת ־ צִפֹּרָה בִתּוֹ לְמֹשֶֽׁה ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 18:5וְאֶקְחָה פַת ־ לֶחֶם וְסַעֲדוּ לִבְּכֶם אַחַר תַּעֲבֹרוּ כִּֽי ־ עַל ־ כֵּן עֲבַרְתֶּם עַֽל ־ עַבְדְּכֶם וַיֹּאמְרוּ כֵּן תַּעֲשֶׂה כַּאֲשֶׁר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ ׃

Genesis 24:31וַיֹּאמֶר בּוֹא בְּרוּךְ יְהוָה לָמָּה תַעֲמֹד בַּחוּץ וְאָנֹכִי פִּנִּיתִי הַבַּיִת וּמָקוֹם לַגְּמַלִּֽים ׃

Genesis 31:54וַיִּזְבַּח יַעֲקֹב זֶבַח בָּהָר וַיִּקְרָא לְאֶחָיו לֶאֱכָל ־ לָחֶם וַיֹּאכְלוּ לֶחֶם וַיָּלִינוּ בָּהָֽר ׃

Job 31:32בַּחוּץ לֹא ־ יָלִין גֵּר דְּלָתַי לָאֹרַח אֶפְתָּֽח ׃

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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