And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.
Exodus 2:18 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon today? More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when they came to Reuel [Jethro] their father, he said, How is it that you have come so soon today? American Standard Version (1901) And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to-day? Common English Bible When they went back home to their father Reuel, he asked, “How were you able to come back home so soon today?” Catholic Public Domain Version And when they had returned to their father, Reuel, he said to them, "Why have you arrived sooner than usual?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when they returned to Raguel their father, he said to them: Why are ye come sooner than usual? |
And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.
Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb.
And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.
But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from the midst of the assembly, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD: the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he is unclean.