Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
Now
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
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.
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,
Themes
Children » Female » Usefully employed
Jethro » Moses spent forty years of exile with, and married his daughter
Midianites » A small part of » Retained the knowledge and worship of jehovah
Priest » Before moses » Jethro
Sheep » Flocks of » Attended by members of the family
Sheep » Flocks of » Watered every day
Shepherd » Instances of » The daughters of jethro
Woman » Often engaged in » Tending sheep
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 2:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moses In Midian
15 When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he tried to kill Moses. So Moses fled from Pharaoh, settled in the land of Midian, and sat down by a well. 16 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. 17 Some shepherds came to drive them away, but Moses got up, came to their rescue, and watered their sheep.
Cross References
Genesis 24:11
As evening approached, he had the camels kneel outside the town at the water well, right about the time when women customarily went out to draw water.
Exodus 3:1
Meanwhile, Moses continued tending the sheep that belonged to his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the sheep to the western desert and came to Horeb, God's mountain, where
1 Samuel 9:11
As they were going up the hill to the town, they met some young women going out to draw water, and they told them, "Is the seer here?"
Genesis 14:18
King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine, since he was serving as the priest of God Most High.
Genesis 24:14-20
May it be that the young woman to whom I ask, "Please, lower your jug so that I may drink,' responds, "Have a drink, and I'll water your camels as well.' May she be the one whom you have chosen for your servant Isaac. This is how I'll know that you have shown your gracious love to my master."
Genesis 29:6-10
So he asked them, "How's he doing?" "Very well," they answered. "As a matter of fact, look over there! That's his daughter Rachel, coming here with his sheep."
Genesis 41:45
Pharaoh also changed Joseph's name to Zaphenath-paneah and gave Asenath, daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On, to him as his wife. And that's how Joseph gained authority over the land of Egypt.