"And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew {water} enough for us, and water…" — Exodus 2:19

Exodus 2:19 · KJV

“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.”

— Exodus 2:19

Verse 18

And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How {is it that} ye are come so soon to day? {Reuel: called also Jethro, or, Jether}

Verse 20

And he said unto his daughters, And where {is} he? why {is} it {that} ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.

Exodus 2 — Context

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? {Reuel: called also Jethro, or, Jether}

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.

And he said unto his daughters, And where {is} he? why {is} it {that} ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.

And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

Cross References

Genesis 50:11

And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This {is} a grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was called Abelmizraim, which {is} beyond Jordan. {Abelmizraim: that is, The mourning of the Egyptians}

Genesis 29:10

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.