Then Abraham complained to Abimelech. Abraham complained because Abimelech’s servants had captured a well of water.
Exodus 2:17 - Easy To Read Version But there were some shepherds there who chased the girls away and would not let them get water. So Moses helped the girls and gave water to their animals. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them and watered their flock. American Standard Version (1901) And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. Common English Bible But some shepherds came along and rudely chased them away. Moses got up, rescued the women, and gave their flock water to drink. Catholic Public Domain Version The shepherds overcame them and drove them away. And Moses rose up, and defending the girls, he watered their sheep. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the shepherds came and drove them away: and Moses arose, and defending the maids, watered their sheep. |
Then Abraham complained to Abimelech. Abraham complained because Abimelech’s servants had captured a well of water.
Rachel was Laban’s daughter. Laban was the brother of Rebekah, Jacob’s mother. When Jacob saw Rachel, he went and moved the rock and gave water to the sheep.
When all the flocks gathered there, the shepherds rolled the rock away from the well. Then all the sheep could drink from the water. After the sheep were full, the shepherds put the rock back in its place.
Moses looked around and saw that no one was watching. Then Moses killed the Egyptian and buried him in the sand.