Exodus 2:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.”
Exodus 2:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Exodus 2:16 in 7 Bible Translations
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Exodus 2:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.”
Exodus 2:16 — World English Bible
Exodus 2:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.”
Exodus 2:16 — American Standard Version
Exodus 2:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And to a priest of Midian <FI>are<Fi> seven daughters, and they come and draw, and fill the troughs, to water the flock of their father,”
Exodus 2:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Exodus 2:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the priest of Midian had seven daughters; and they came and drew [water], and filled the troughs, to water their father's flock.”
Exodus 2:16 — Darby Translation
Exodus 2:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the Priest of Midian had seue daughters, which came and drewe water, and filled the troghes, for to water their fathers sheepe.”
Exodus 2:16 — Geneva Bible
Exodus 2:16 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and they drew and they filled the troughs to water the flock of their father.”
Exodus 2:16 — The Living Sword
Exodus 2:16 in Context — Exodus 2
14 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?
What Does Exodus 2:16 Mean?
Exodus 2:16 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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