Exodus 2:15-22
Legacy Standard Bible
15 And Pharaoh heard of this matter, so he sought to kill Moses. But (A)Moses fled from the presence of Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, and he [a]sat down (B)by a well. 16 Now (C)the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and (D)they came and drew water and filled the troughs to give water to their father’s flock to drink. 17 Then the shepherds came and drove them away, but (E)Moses rose up and saved them and gave water to their flock to drink. 18 Then they came to (F)Reuel their father, and he said, “Why have you come back so soon today?” 19 So they said, “An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he actually even drew the water for us and gave water to the flock to drink.” 20 And he said to his daughters, “Where is he then? Why is it that you have left the man behind? Call him so that he may eat bread.” 21 (G)And Moses was willing to settle down with the man, and he gave his daughter (H)Zipporah to Moses. 22 Then she gave birth to (I)a son, and he named him [b]Gershom, for he said, “I have been (J)a [c]sojourner in a foreign land.”
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- Exodus 2:15 Lit settled, cf. 2:15a, 21
- Exodus 2:22 Lit a stranger there
- Exodus 2:22 Heb ger
Exodus 2:15-22
English Standard Version
15 When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses. But (A)Moses fled from Pharaoh and stayed in the land of Midian. And he sat down by (B)a well.
16 Now the (C)priest of Midian had seven daughters, and (D)they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. 17 The shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up and saved them, and (E)watered their flock. 18 When they came home to their father (F)Reuel, he said, “How is it that you have come home so soon today?” 19 They said, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds and even drew water for us and (G)watered the flock.” 20 He said to his daughters, “Then where is he? Why have you left the man? Call him, that he may (H)eat bread.” 21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter (I)Zipporah. 22 She gave birth to a son, and he called his name (J)Gershom, for he said, “I have been a (K)sojourner[a] in a foreign land.”
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- Exodus 2:22 Gershom sounds like the Hebrew for sojourner
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