Exodus 2:16

¶ Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew [water], and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.

Now the priest {H3548} of Midian {H4080} had seven {H7651} daughters {H1323}: and they came {H935} and drew {H1802} water, and filled {H4390} the troughs {H7298} to water {H8248} their father's {H1} flock {H6629}.

the seven daughters of the priest of Midyan came to draw water. They had filled the troughs to water their father's sheep,

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

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

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 24:11 (9 votes)

    And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, [even] the time that women go out to draw [water].

  • Exodus 3:1 (9 votes)

    ¶ Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, [even] to Horeb.

  • 1 Samuel 9:11 (8 votes)

    ¶ [And] as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?

  • Genesis 24:14 (6 votes)

    And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: [let the same be] she [that] thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.

  • Genesis 24:20 (6 votes)

    And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again unto the well to draw [water], and drew for all his camels.

  • Genesis 29:6 (5 votes)

    And he said unto them, [Is] he well? And they said, [He is] well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.

  • Genesis 29:10 (5 votes)

    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.