Exodus 2:17

and the shepherds come and drive them away, and Moses ariseth, and saveth them, and watereth their flock.

Young's Literal Translation

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 to a priest of Midian [are] seven daughters, and they come and draw, and fill the troughs, to water the flock of their father,

18And they come in to Reuel their father, and he saith, 'Wherefore have ye hastened to come in to-day?'

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Cross References

Genesis 21:25And Abraham reasoned with Abimelech concerning the matter of a well of water which Abimelech's servants have taken violently away,

Genesis 29:10and it cometh to pass when Jacob hath seen Rachel, daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the flock of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob cometh nigh and rolleth the stone from off the mouth of the well, and watereth the flock 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 →

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