Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

They answered, “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock.”

New American Standard Bible

So they said, “An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and what is more, he even drew the water for us and watered the flock.”

King James Version

And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.

International Standard Version

"An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds," they replied, "and he even drew water for us and watered the sheep!"

A Conservative Version

And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.

American Standard Version

And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.

Amplified

They said, “An Egyptian saved us from the shepherds. He even drew water [from the well] for us and watered the flock.”

Bible in Basic English

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.

Darby Translation

And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water abundantly for us, and watered the flock.

Julia Smith Translation

And they will say, A man, an Egyptian, delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and also drawing, drew for us, and watered the sleep.

King James 2000

And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And they said, "An Egyptian man delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he even drew [water] for us and watered the flock."

Modern King James verseion

And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew for us and watered the flock.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And they answered, "There was an Egyptian that delivered us from the shepherds, and so drew us water and watered the sheep."

NET Bible

They said, "An Egyptian man rescued us from the shepherds, and he actually drew water for us and watered the flock!"

New Heart English Bible

They said, "An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock."

The Emphasized Bible

And they said, An Egyptian, delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, - Moreover also he drew, for us, and watered the flock.

Webster

And they said, An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.

World English Bible

They said, "An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock."

Youngs Literal Translation

and they say, 'A man, an Egyptian, hath delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also hath diligently drawn for us, and watereth the flock;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מצרי 
Mitsriy 
Usage: 30

נצל 
Natsal 
Usage: 213

us out of the hand
יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

of the shepherds
רעה 
Ra`ah 
Usage: 171

and also drew
דּלה 
Dalah 
Usage: 5

דּלה 
Dalah 
Usage: 5

for us, and watered
שׁקה 
Shaqah 
Usage: 60

References

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Moses In Midian

18 When they returned to their father Reuel he asked, “Why have you come back so quickly today?” 19 They answered, “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock.” 20 “So where is he?” he asked his daughters. “Why then did you leave the man behind? Invite him to eat dinner.”



Cross References

Genesis 29:10

As soon as Jacob saw his uncle Laban’s daughter Rachel with his sheep, he went up and rolled the stone from the opening and watered his uncle Laban’s sheep.

Genesis 50:11

When the Canaanite inhabitants of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn mourning on the part of the Egyptians.” Therefore the place is named Abel-mizraim. It is across the Jordan.

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