17Some shepherds came along and drove them away, but Moses got up and came to their rescue and watered their flock.


In Context

14 The man said, "Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?" Then Moses was afraid and thought, "What I did must have become known."

15 When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian, where he sat down by a well.

16 Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father's flock.

17 Some shepherds came along and drove them away, but Moses got up and came to their rescue and watered their flock.

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

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

Exodus 2:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:17And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:17And the shepherds came and drove them away: and Moses arose, and defending the maids, watered their sheep.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:17And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses rose and helped them, and watered their flock.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:17And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17and the shepherds come and drive them away, and Moses ariseth, and saveth them, and watereth their flock.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:17And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.