Exodus

Exodus 2:15–16

¹⁵When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.

¹⁶Now 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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Exodus 2:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Pharaoh	פַּרְעֹה֙	par·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
heard	וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע	way·yiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
about this matter	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
he sought	וַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁ	way·ḇaq·qêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1245 seek
to kill	לַהֲרֹ֣ג	la·hă·rōḡ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2026 kill, slay
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֑ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
But Moses	מֹשֶׁה֙	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
fled	וַיִּבְרַ֤ח	way·yiḇ·raḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1272 go through, flee
from	מִפְּנֵ֣י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Pharaoh	פַרְעֹ֔ה	p̄ar·‘ōh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6547 Pharaoh
and settled	וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the land	בְּאֶֽרֶץ־	bə·’e·reṣ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Midian	מִדְיָ֖ן	miḏ·yān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4080 Midjan
where he sat down	וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
beside	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a well	הַבְּאֵֽר׃	hab·bə·’êr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H875 well, pit

Exodus 2:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now the priest	וּלְכֹהֵ֥ן	ū·lə·ḵō·hên	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3548 priest
of Midian	מִדְיָ֖ן	miḏ·yān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4080 Midjan
had seven	שֶׁ֣בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
daughters	בָּנ֑וֹת	bā·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1323 daughter
and they came	וַתָּבֹ֣אנָה	wat·tā·ḇō·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to draw water	וַתִּדְלֶ֗נָה	wat·tiḏ·le·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1802 draw
and fill	וַתְּמַלֶּ֙אנָה֙	wat·tə·mal·le·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H4390 be full, fill
the troughs	הָ֣רְהָטִ֔ים	hā·rə·hā·ṭîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H7298 trough
to water	לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת	lə·haš·qō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
their father’s	אֲבִיהֶֽן׃	’ă·ḇî·hen	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine plural	H1 father
flock	צֹ֥אן	ṣōn	Noun - common singular construct	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks

Cross-references

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Exodus 2:15 Acts 7:29 · Hebrews 11:27 · Genesis 24:11 · Genesis 29:2 · John 4:6 · 1 Kings 19:13–14 · Matthew 10:23 · Proverbs 22:3 · 1 Kings 19:1–3 · Exodus 4:19 · Genesis 25:4

Exodus 2:16 Exodus 3:1 · Genesis 24:11 · 1 Samuel 9:11 · Genesis 24:14–20 · Genesis 29:6–10 · Genesis 41:45

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.