They answered, ‘An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock.’
Exodus 2:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When they returned to their father Reuel, , he asked, ‘Why have you come back so quickly today? ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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? |
They answered, ‘An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock.’
Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
Then Moses went back to his father-in-law, Jethro, and said to him, ‘Please let me return to my relatives in Egypt and see if they are still living.’ Jethro said to Moses, ‘Go in peace.’
Moses said to Hobab, descendant of Reuel the Midianite and Moses’s relative by marriage, ‘We’re setting out for the place the Lord promised, “I will give it to you.” Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the Lord has promised good things to Israel.’
But a person who is unclean and does not purify himself, that person will be cut off from the assembly because he has defiled the sanctuary of the Lord. The water for impurity has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean.