Exodus 2:15-22
New American Standard Bible
Moses Escapes to Midian
15 When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he tried to kill Moses. But (A)Moses fled from the presence of Pharaoh and [a]settled in the land of Midian, and he sat down (B)by a well.
16 Now (C)the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and (D)they came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. 17 Then the shepherds came and drove them away, but (E)Moses stood up and helped them and watered their flock. 18 When they came to their father (F)Reuel, he said, “Why have you come back so soon today?” 19 They said, “An Egyptian saved us from [b]the shepherds, and what is more, he even drew water for us and watered the flock.” 20 So he said to his daughters, “Where is he then? Why is it that you have left the man behind? Invite him [c]to have something to eat.” 21 And (G)Moses was willing to live 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 [d]Gershom, for he said, “I have been (J)a stranger in a foreign land.”
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- Exodus 2:15 Lit dwelt
- Exodus 2:19 Lit the hand of the
- Exodus 2:20 Lit that he may eat bread
- Exodus 2:22 Cf. Heb ger sham, a stranger there
Exodus 2:15-22
New King James Version
15 When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But (A)Moses fled from [a]the face of Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of (B)Midian; and he sat down by (C)a well.
16 (D)Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. (E)And they came and drew water, and they filled the (F)troughs to water their father’s flock. 17 Then the (G)shepherds came and (H)drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and (I)watered their flock.
18 When they came to (J)Reuel[b] their father, (K)he said, “How is it that you have come so soon today?”
19 And they said, “An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he also drew enough water for us and watered the flock.”
20 So he said to his daughters, “And where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may (L)eat bread.”
21 Then Moses was content to live with the man, and he gave (M)Zipporah his daughter to Moses. 22 And she bore him a son. He called his name (N)Gershom,[c] for he said, “I have been (O)a [d]stranger in a foreign land.”
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- Exodus 2:15 the presence of Pharaoh
- Exodus 2:18 Jethro, Ex. 3:1
- Exodus 2:22 Lit. Stranger There
- Exodus 2:22 sojourner, temporary resident
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