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Exodus 2:19

What does Exodus 2:19 mean?

A plain-English look at Exodus 2:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And they said, An Egyptian came to our help against the keepers of sheep and got water for us and gave it to the flock.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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;'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

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.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew [water] abundantly for us, and watered the flock.

Context

v.18And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to-day?

v.19This passage

v.20And 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 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.

  • 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 Abel-mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.

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