Exodus 2:19

Exodus 2:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)They answered, “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)They said, "An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds and even drew water for us and watered the flock."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they said, “An Egyptian delivered us from the hand of the shepherds, and he also drew enough water for us and watered the flock.”

Context of Exodus 2:19

17But some shepherds then arrived at the well. They made the girls go away. So Moses stood up and he went to help the young women. He gave water to their animals. 18Then the girls went back home to Reuel, their father. He asked them, ‘Why have you come home so soon today?’ They answered, ‘An Egyptian man saved us from the shepherds. He even took water from the well and he gave it to our animals.’ 20Reuel said to his daughters, ‘So where is the man? You should not have left him there. Ask him to come here so that he can eat a meal with us.’ 21Moses agreed to stay with Reuel. Reuel gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses as his wife.

Exodus 2:19 word by word

וַתֹּאמַ֕רְןָ אִ֣ישׁ מִצְרִ֔י הִצִּילָ֖נוּ מִיַּ֣ד הָרֹעִ֑ים וְגַם־דָּלֹ֤ה דָלָה֙ לָ֔נוּ וַיַּ֖שְׁקְ אֶת־הַצֹּֽאן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• An Egyptianאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• An Egyptianמִצְרִיmitsrîy · EgyptianH4713
• deliveredנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• us out of the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of the shepherdsרָעָהrâ‛âh · to pastureH7462
• and also drewדָּלָהdâlâh · to draw (up/out)H1802
• for us, and wateredשָׁקָהshâqâh · to water: wateringH8248
• the flockצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629

Cross-references for Exodus 2:19

• Genesis 50:11The Canaanite people who lived near there saw how sad Joseph and his people were. So they gave Atad's threshing floor a different name. They called it ‘Abel Mizraim’. They said, ‘The Egyptians are showing that they are very sad because an important person has died.’
• Genesis 29:10Jacob saw Rachel. She was the daughter of his uncle Laban. Jacob saw that she had Laban's sheep with her. So Jacob went to the well and he removed the big stone. Then he gave water to Laban's sheep.

Commentaries on Exodus 2:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19An Egyptian - They judged from his costume, or language.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-22Verses 16-22 Moses found shelter in Midian. He was ready to help Reuel's daughters to water their flocks, although bred in learning and at court. Moses loved to be doing justice, and to act in defence of such as he saw injured, which every man ought to do, as far as it is in his power. He loved to be doing good; wherever the providence of God casts us, we should desire and try to be useful; and when we cannot do the good we would, we must be ready to do…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-20The father of seven daughters did not want to miss meeting a generous and brave man, who would make an excellent husband. We see here the famous hospitality of the region's residents, which continues today (see also Genesis 18:1–8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2216-22. the priest of Midian--or, "prince of Midian." As the officers were usually conjoined, he was the ruler also of the people called Cushites or Ethiopians, and like many other chiefs of pastoral people in that early age, he still retained the faith and worship of the true God. seven daughters--were shepherdesses to whom Moses was favorably introduced by an act of courtesy and courage in protecting them from the rude shepherds of some neighboring tribe…Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 2:19

• Jethro
• Moses
• Zipporah

In the dictionaries

• Egyptian
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Herself
• Midianite
• Son
• Soon
• Exodus, the Book of
• Genesis
• Jethro
• Leviticus

Commentaries on Exodus 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings