¹⁶Now ^athe priest of Midian had seven daughters; and ^bthey came and drew water and filled the troughs to give water to their father’s flock to drink.

¹⁷Then the shepherds came and drove them away, but ^aMoses rose up and saved them and gave water to their flock to drink.

¹⁸Then they came to ^aReuel their father, and he said, “Why have you come back so soon today?”

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Cross references

a Ex 3:1; 18:12
b Gen 24:11, 13, 19; 29:9, 10; 1 Sam 9:11
a Gen 29:3, 10
a Ex 3:1; Num 10:29

In other versions

ESVEnglish 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. The shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up and saved them, and watered their flock. When they came home to their father Reuel, he said, “How is it that you have come home so soon today?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock. Some shepherds came along and drove them away, but Moses got up and came to their rescue and watered their flock.

When the girls returned to Reuel their father, he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came to draw water and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock. Then some shepherds arrived and drove them away, but Moses came to their rescue and watered their flock. When they returned to their father Reuel, he asked, “Why have you come back so quickly today?”

NLTNew Living Translation

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters who came as usual to draw water and fill the water troughs for their father’s flocks. But some other shepherds came and chased them away. So Moses jumped up and rescued the girls from the shepherds. Then he drew water for their flocks.

When the girls returned to Reuel, their father, he asked, “Why are you back so soon today?”

LEBThe Lexham English 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. And the shepherds came and drove them away, but Moses stood up and came to their rescue and watered their flock. And they came to Reuel, their father, and he said, “Why have you come so quickly today?”

KJV 1900King 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. And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock. And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?

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