So they told him, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds. He also drew water for us and watered the flock.”
Exodus 2:18 - Tree of Life Version When they came to Reuel their father, he said, “How come you’ve returned so soon 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? |
So they told him, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds. He also drew water for us and watered the flock.”
Now Moses was tending the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. So he led the flock to the farthest end of the wilderness, coming to the mountain of God, Horeb.
So Moses went, returned to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me go, so I may return to my kinsmen who are in Egypt and see whether they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”
Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out to the place about which Adonai said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us and we will do good to you, because Adonai has spoken goodness to Israel.”
However, that man who is unclean but does not purify himself will be cut off from the community. He has defiled the Sanctuary of Adonai, since the cleansing water was not sprinkled on him. He is unclean.