Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, "How happeneth it that ye are come so soon today?"

New American Standard Bible

When they came to Reuel their father, he said, “Why have you come back so soon today?”

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 he asked, “Why have you come back so quickly today?”

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 Reuel (Jethro) their father, he said, “How is it that you have come back so soon today?”

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?

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?

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?'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage

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

to Reuel
רעוּאל 
R@`uw'el 
Usage: 11

he said

Usage: 0

How
מדּע מדּוּע 
Madduwa` 
Usage: 72

is it that ye are come

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

Context Readings

Moses In Midian

17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: But Moses stood up and helped them and watered their sheep. 18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, "How happeneth it that ye are come so soon today?" 19 And they answered, "There was an Egyptian that delivered us from the shepherds, and so drew us water and watered the sheep."

Cross References

Exodus 3:1

Moses kept the sheep of Jethro his father-in-law, priest of Midian, and he drove the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, Horeb.

Exodus 4:18

And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law again, and said unto him, "Let me go, I pray thee, and turn again unto my brethren which are in Egypt, that I may see whether they be yet alive." And Jethro said to Moses, "Go in peace."

Numbers 10:29

And Moses said unto Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, "We go unto the place of which the LORD said, 'I will give it you.' Go with us and we will do thee good, for the LORD hath promised good unto Israel."

Exodus 18:1-12

Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done unto Moses and to Israel his people; how that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.

Numbers 19:20

"'If any be unclean and sprinkle not himself, the same soul shall be destroyed from among the congregation: for he hath defiled the holy place of the LORD. And he that sprinkleth the sprinkling water, shall wash his clothes.

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