Exodus 2:16

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“Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.”

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BSBPD

“Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“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,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 2:16 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 14:18Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—
  2. Genesis 24:11As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water.
  3. Genesis 24:14Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds, ‘Drink, and I will water your camels as well’—let her be the one You have appointed for Your servant Isaac. By this I will know that You have shown kindness to my master.”
  4. Genesis 29:6“Is he well?” Jacob inquired. “Yes,” they answered, “and here comes his daughter Rachel with his sheep.”
  5. Genesis 29:9While he was still speaking with them, Rachel arrived with her father’s sheep, for she was a shepherdess.
  6. Genesis 41:45Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.
  7. Exodus 3:1Meanwhile, Moses was shepherding the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
  8. Exodus 18:1Now Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about all that God had done for Moses and His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.
  9. 1 Samuel 9:11And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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