KJV King James Version
Now 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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Exodus 2:16
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew [water], and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.
WEB World English Bible
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
ASV American Standard Version
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And to a priest of Midian are seven daughters, and they come and draw, and fill the troughs, to water the flock of their father,
Surrounding context — Exodus 2
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, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?
14 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
15 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.
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.
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וּלְכֹהֵ֥ןH3548 · ko.henpriestמִדְיָ֖ןH4080 · mid.yanMidianשֶׁ֣בַעH7651 · she.vasevenבָּנ֑וֹתH1323 · batdaughterוַתָּבֹ֣אנָהH935 · boto come (in): comeוַתִּדְלֶ֗נָהH1802 · da.lahto draw (up/out)וַתְּמַלֶּ֙אנָה֙H4390 · ma.leto fillאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָ֣רְהָטִ֔יםH7298 · ra.hattroughלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתH8248 · sha.qahto water: wateringצֹ֥אןH6629 · tsonflockאֲבִיהֶֽן׃H1 · avfather
Cross-references
Exodus 3:1Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, [even] to Horeb.Genesis 24:11And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, [even] the time that women go out to draw [water].1 Samuel 9:11[And] as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?Genesis 24:14-20And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: [let the same be] she [that] thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.Genesis 29:6-10And he said unto them, [Is] he well? And they said, [He is] well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.Genesis 41:45And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over [all] the land of Egypt.Genesis 14:18And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he [was] the priest of the most high God.
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