Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. And they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

New American Standard Bible

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

King James Version

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Holman Bible

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

International Standard Version

Meanwhile, the seven daughters of a certain Midianite priest would come to draw water in order to fill water troughs for their father's sheep.

American Standard Version

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Amplified

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water [from the well where Moses was resting] and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

Bible in Basic English

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came to get water for their father's flock.

Darby Translation

And the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs, to water their father's flock.

Julia Smith Translation

And to the priest of Midian, seven daughters: and they will come and will draw and fill the watering troughs to water the sheep of their father.

King James 2000

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[Now] the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Modern King James verseion

And the priest of Midian had seven daughters. And they came and drew, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The priest of Midian had seven daughters which came and drew water and filled the troughs, for to water their father's sheep.

NET Bible

Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and began to draw water and fill the troughs in order to water their father's flock.

New Heart English Bible

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

The Emphasized Bible

Now, the priest of Midian, had seven daughters, - and they came and drew and filled the troughs, to water their fathers flock.

Webster

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

World English Bible

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Youngs Literal Translation

And to a priest of Midian are seven daughters, and they come and draw, and fill the troughs, to water the flock of their father,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Now the priest
כּהן 
Kohen 
Usage: 750

of Midian
מדין 
Midyan 
Usage: 59

שׁבעה שׁבע 
Sheba` 
Usage: 395

and they came

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

and drew
דּלה 
Dalah 
Usage: 5

water, and filled
מלא מלא 
Male' 
Usage: 251

the troughs
רהט 
Rahat 
Usage: 4

to water
שׁקה 
Shaqah 
Usage: 60

Context Readings

Moses In Midian

15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well. 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. And they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock. 17 And the shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

Cross References

Genesis 24:11

And he made the camels to kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.

Exodus 3:1

Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, to Horeb.

1 Samuel 9:11

As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, Is the seer here?

Genesis 14:18

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine. And he was priest of God Most High.

Genesis 24:14-20

And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink. And she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. Let the same be she that thou have appointed for th

Genesis 29:6-10

And he said to them, Is it well with him? And they said, It is well. And, behold, Rachel his daughter comes with the sheep.

Genesis 41:45

And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On, for a wife. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.

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