Parallel Verses
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.
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
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.
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.
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 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well. 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. 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 helped them, and watered their flock.
Cross References
Genesis 24:11
He made the camels 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 God's mountain, 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
Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High.
Genesis 24:14-20
Let it happen, that the young lady to whom I will say, 'Please let down your pitcher, that I may drink,' and she will say, 'Drink, and I will also give your camels a drink,' -- let her be the one you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master."
Genesis 29:6-10
He said to them, "Is it well with him?" They said, "It is well. See, Rachel, his daughter, is coming with the sheep."
Genesis 41:45
Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-Paneah; and he gave him Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera priest of On as a wife. Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.