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He even drew water for us and watered the flock.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds,” they answered. “And then he drew water for us and watered our flocks.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They said, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds and even drew water for us and watered the flock.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds,” they replied. “He even drew water for us and watered the flock.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew <i>water</i> enough for us, and watered the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they said, “An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he also drew enough water for us and watered the flock.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They said, “An Egyptian saved us from the shepherds, and what is more, he even drew water for us and watered the flock.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So they said, &#8220An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and what is more, he even drew the water for us and watered the flock.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So they said, “An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he actually even drew the water for us and gave <i>water</i> to the flock to drink.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They said, “An Egyptian saved us from the shepherds. He even drew water [from the well] for us and watered the flock.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They answered, “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They answered, &#8220An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock."&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They answered, "An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds, and he even watered our sheep and goats." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They answered, "An Egyptian rescued us from some shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the sheep."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds," they answered, "and he even drew water for us and watered our animals." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds," they replied, "and he even drew water for us and watered the sheep!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds,? they replied. ?He even drew water for us and watered the flock.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They said, "An Egyptian man rescued us from the shepherds, and he actually drew water for us and watered the flock!"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They said, "An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they said, An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They said, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they say, “A man, an Egyptian, has delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and has also diligently drawn for us, and waters the flock”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They answered: A man of Egypt delivered us from the hands of the shepherds: and he drew water also with us, and gave the sheep to drink. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They responded: “A man of Egypt freed us from the hands of the shepherds. Moreover, he also drew water with us and gave the sheep to drink.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They answered, “An Egyptian delivered us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They said, “An Egyptian helped us against the shepherds; he even drew water for us and watered the flock.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they said to him, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hands of the shepherds and also drew water for us and watered our flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They said to him, an Egyptian man saved us from the hands of the Shepherds, also he drew out to draw out for us and he gave drink to our sheep.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they said, An Egyptian delivered us from the shepherds, and drew water for us and watered our sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/2-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=329" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/2.htm">Moses Flees to Midian</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>When the daughters returned to their father Reuel, he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?” <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4713.htm" title="4713: miṣ·rî (N-proper-ms) -- Inhab. of Eg. From Mitsrayim; a Mitsrite, or inhabitant of Mitsrajim.">“An Egyptian</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: hiṣ·ṣî·lā·nū (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms:: 1cp) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">rescued us</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: mî·yaḏ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: hā·rō·‘îm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">the shepherds,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mar·nā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">they replied.</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">“</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">He even</a> <a href="/hebrew/1802.htm" title="1802: dā·lōh (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- A primitive root; properly, to dangle, i.e. To let down a bucket; figuratively, to deliver.">drew water</a> <a href="/hebrew/1802.htm" title="1802: ḏā·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to dangle, i.e. To let down a bucket; figuratively, to deliver."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">for us</a> <a href="/hebrew/8248.htm" title="8248: way·yašq (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- Cause to drink water, give to drink. A primitive root; to quaff, i.e. to irrigate or furnish a potion to.">and watered</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: haṣ·ṣōn (Art:: N-cs) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">the flock.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>“So where is he?” their father asked. “Why did you leave the man behind? Invite him to have something to eat.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-24.htm">Acts 7:24-25</a></span><br />And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him. / He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-24.htm">Hebrews 11:24-27</a></span><br />By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. / He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin. / He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-17.htm">Genesis 24:17-20</a></span><br />So the servant ran to meet her and said, “Please let me have a little water from your jar.” / “Drink, my lord,” she replied, and she quickly lowered her jar to her hands and gave him a drink. / After she had given him a drink, she said, “I will also draw water for your camels, until they have had enough to drink.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/10-29.htm">Numbers 10:29-32</a></span><br />Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel.” / “I will not go,” Hobab replied. “Instead, I am going back to my own land and my own people.” / “Please do not leave us,” Moses said, “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/4-17.htm">Judges 4:17-22</a></span><br />Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite. / Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Do not be afraid.” So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket. / Sisera said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a container of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him again. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-18.htm">1 Samuel 25:18-19</a></span><br />Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys / and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/17-27.htm">2 Samuel 17:27-29</a></span><br />When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim. / They brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils, / honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/17-10.htm">1 Kings 17:10-11</a></span><br />So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” / And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-2.htm">Isaiah 32:2</a></span><br />Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Matthew 25:35-40</a></span><br />For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-33.htm">Luke 10:33-34</a></span><br />But a Samaritan on a journey came upon him, and when he saw him, he had compassion. / He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-7.htm">John 4:7-10</a></span><br />When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” / (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) / “You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.) ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-13.htm">Romans 12:13</a></span><br />Share with the saints who are in need. Practice hospitality.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-4.htm">1 Corinthians 10:4</a></span><br />and drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank from the spiritual rock that accompanied them, and that rock was Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">an Egyptian.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/50-11.htm">Genesis 50:11</a></b></br> And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This <i>is</i> a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abelmizraim, which <i>is</i> beyond Jordan.</p><p class="hdg">and also.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/29-10.htm">Genesis 29:10</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/1-7.htm">Abundantly</a> <a href="/exodus/1-19.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/genesis/44-15.htm">Diligently</a> <a href="/exodus/2-10.htm">Drawn</a> <a href="/exodus/2-16.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/exodus/2-14.htm">Egyptian</a> <a href="/genesis/45-28.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/exodus/2-17.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/genesis/49-24.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/2-17.htm">Help</a> <a href="/exodus/2-17.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/genesis/48-22.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/genesis/37-21.htm">Rescued</a> <a href="/exodus/2-17.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/exodus/2-17.htm">Shepherds</a> <a href="/exodus/2-16.htm">Water</a> <a href="/exodus/2-17.htm">Watered</a> <a href="/exodus/2-17.htm">Watereth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/8-3.htm">Abundantly</a> <a href="/exodus/5-23.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Diligently</a> <a href="/exodus/19-13.htm">Drawn</a> <a href="/exodus/4-7.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/exodus/7-11.htm">Egyptian</a> <a href="/exodus/9-28.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Help</a> <a href="/numbers/3-28.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/exodus/18-10.htm">Rescued</a> <a href="/exodus/9-3.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Shepherds</a> <a href="/exodus/4-9.htm">Water</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-10.htm">Watered</a> <a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Watereth</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-1.htm">Moses is born, and placed in a basket in the reeds of Nile.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-5.htm">He is found, and brought up by Pharaoh's daughter;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-7.htm">who employs his mother to nurse him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-11.htm">He kills an Egyptian.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-13.htm">He reproves a Hebrew.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">He flees into Midian, and marries Zipporah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-22.htm">Gershom is born.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">God respects the Israelites' cry.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The context is Moses fleeing Egypt after killing an Egyptian taskmaster. The shepherds here represent local men who were harassing the daughters of Reuel (also known as Jethro), a Midianite priest. This incident highlights Moses' character as a deliverer, foreshadowing his future role in leading the Israelites out of Egypt. The theme of rescue and deliverance is a recurring motif in the Bible, pointing to God's intervention through chosen individuals.<p><b>they replied.</b><br>The daughters of Reuel are speaking to their father. This interaction takes place in Midian, a region east of the Sinai Peninsula. The Midianites were descendants of Abraham through Keturah, indicating a distant kinship with the Israelites. The daughters' response to their father shows the cultural norm of reporting daily activities and significant events to the head of the household, reflecting a patriarchal society.<p><b>He even drew water for us</b><br>Moses' action of drawing water is significant, as it demonstrates humility and service. In the ancient Near East, drawing water was typically a task for women or servants, not for men of status. This act of service prefigures Christ, who came not to be served but to serve (<a href="/mark/10-45.htm">Mark 10:45</a>). Water is also a symbol of life and sustenance, and Moses providing it foreshadows his role in bringing forth water from the rock in the wilderness (<a href="/exodus/17-6.htm">Exodus 17:6</a>).<p><b>and watered the flock.</b><br>By watering the flock, Moses not only aids the daughters but also ensures the well-being of their livestock, which was a critical resource for survival and wealth in ancient times. This act of kindness and provision mirrors the pastoral care that God provides for His people, as seen in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>. It also prefigures Jesus as the Good Shepherd (<a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11</a>), who cares for His flock. Moses' actions here set the stage for his future leadership and shepherding of the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>At this point in the account, Moses is living in Midian after fleeing Egypt. He is identified as an Egyptian by the daughters of Reuel because of his appearance and possibly his mannerisms.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/daughters_of_reuel.htm">Daughters of Reuel</a></b><br>These are the daughters of the priest of Midian, who encounter Moses at the well. They are responsible for tending their father's flock.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/shepherds.htm">Shepherds</a></b><br>These are the local shepherds who were harassing the daughters of Reuel, preventing them from watering their flock.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/midian.htm">Midian</a></b><br>A region where Moses finds refuge after fleeing from Egypt. It is here that he begins a new chapter in his life.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_well.htm">The Well</a></b><br>A central location in this event, where Moses intervenes to help the daughters of Reuel, showcasing his character and foreshadowing his future role as a deliverer.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_preparation.htm">God's Preparation</a></b><br>Moses' time in Midian was a period of preparation. God often uses seemingly mundane or difficult circumstances to prepare us for future purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_and_justice.htm">Courage and Justice</a></b><br>Moses' intervention at the well demonstrates courage and a sense of justice. As Christians, we are called to stand up for what is right, even when it is inconvenient or risky.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_and_perception.htm">Identity and Perception</a></b><br>The daughters of Reuel identify Moses as an Egyptian, highlighting how our outward appearance or past can influence how others perceive us. However, God sees our true identity and potential.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/service_to_others.htm">Service to Others</a></b><br>Moses' act of drawing water for the flock is a reminder of the importance of serving others selflessly, reflecting Christ's example of servanthood.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_moses_confronting_pharaoh.htm">Exodus 5:1: Where is the historical or archaeological evidence of Moses confronting an Egyptian Pharaoh as described?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_exodus_9_6_mention_surviving_livestock.htm">How can Exodus 9:6 say all Egyptian livestock died, yet later verses still refer to surviving livestock?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_egyptian_princes_commit_murder_unnoticed.htm">Exodus 2:11-12 - Is there any record or indication in Egyptian history that an adopted prince could commit murder and remain largely unnoticed by Pharaoh?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_send_his_son_to_the_world.htm">What does the Bible say about manual labor?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">An Egyptian.</span>--So they concluded from his dress and appearance, perhaps even from his speech. It would be natural for them to make the mistake, and for Moses to remember it. Any other author would probably have said, "a man," or "a stranger."<p><span class= "bld">And also drew water enough.</span>--The shepherds had consumed some of the maidens' water before Moses's interference, so that he had to draw more for them --another "little trait," which speaks for the Mosaic authorship.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">An Egyptian</span>. Reuel's daughters judged by the outward appearance. Moses wore the garb and probably spoke the language of Egypt. He had had no occasion to reveal to them his real nationality. Drew water enough for us. The shepherds had consumed some of the water drawn by the maidens, before Moses could drive them off. He supplied the deficiency by drawing more for them - an act of polite attention. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/2-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“An Egyptian</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4713.htm">Strong's 4713: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egyptian -- inhabitant of Egypt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rescued</span><br /><span class="heb">הִצִּילָ֖נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiṣ·ṣî·lā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">us from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיַּ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the shepherds,”</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרֹעִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rō·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they replied.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֹּאמַ֕רְןָ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tō·mar·nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“He even</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">drew water</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּלֹ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(dā·lōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1802.htm">Strong's 1802: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dangle, to let down a, bucket, to deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for us and watered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֖שְׁקְ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yašq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8248.htm">Strong's 8248: </a> </span><span class="str2">To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the flock.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצֹּֽאן׃</span> <span class="translit">(haṣ·ṣōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/2-19.htm">Exodus 2:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/2-19.htm">Exodus 2:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/2-19.htm">Exodus 2:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/2-19.htm">Exodus 2:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/2-19.htm">Exodus 2:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/2-19.htm">Exodus 2:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/2-19.htm">Exodus 2:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/2-19.htm">Exodus 2:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/2-19.htm">Exodus 2:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/2-19.htm">Exodus 2:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/2-19.htm">OT Law: Exodus 2:19 They said An Egyptian delivered us out (Exo. 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