Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you have come back so quickly today?
New American Standard Bible
When they came to
King James Version
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?
Holman Bible
When they returned to their father Reuel
International Standard Version
When they returned to their father Reuel, he asked, "Why have you returned so quickly today?"
A Conservative Version
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye have come so soon today?
American Standard Version
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to-day?
Amplified
When they came to
Darby Translation
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, Why are ye come so soon to-day?
Julia Smith Translation
And they will come to Reuel their father, and he will say, Wherefore hastened ye to come this day?
King James 2000
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you are come so soon today?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they came to Reuel, their father, and he said, "{Why have you come so quickly} today?"
Modern King James verseion
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, Why have you hurried to come today?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, "How happeneth it that ye are come so soon today?"
NET Bible
So when they came home to their father Reuel, he asked, "Why have you come home so early today?"
New Heart English Bible
When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, "How is it that you have returned so early today?"
The Emphasized Bible
Then came they in unto Reuel their father, - and he said, Wherefore have ye so early come in to-day?
Webster
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you are come so soon to day?
World English Bible
When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, "How is it that you have returned so early today?"
Youngs Literal Translation
And they come in to Reuel their father, and he saith, 'Wherefore have ye hastened to come in to-day?'
Themes
Jethro » Moses spent forty years of exile with, and married his daughter
Interlinear
'ab
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 2:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moses In Midian
17 And the keepers of the sheep came up and were driving them away; but Moses got up and came to their help, watering their flock for them. 18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you have come back so quickly today? 19 And they said, An Egyptian came to our help against the keepers of sheep and got water for us and gave it to the flock.
Cross References
Exodus 3:1
Now Moses was looking after the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he took the flock to the back of the waste land and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
Exodus 4:18
And Moses went back to Jethro, his father-in-law, and said to him, Let me go back now to my relations in Egypt and see if they are still living. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.
Numbers 10:29
Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of his father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, We are journeying to that place of which the Lord has said, I will give it to you: so come with us, and it will be for your profit: for the Lord has good things in store for Israel.
Exodus 18:1-12
Now news came to Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, of all God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, and how the Lord had taken Israel out of Egypt.
Numbers 19:20
But the man who, being unclean, does not make himself clean in this way, will be cut off from the meeting of the people, because he has made the holy place of the Lord unclean: the water has not been put on him, he is unclean.