Exodus
Exodus 2:18
18When the daughters returned to their father Reuel,f he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?”
Footnotes
- f 2:18 Reuel was also called Jethro; see Exodus 3:1|EXO 3:1.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | וַתָּבֹ֕אנָה | wat·tā·ḇō·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| their father | אֲבִיהֶ֑ן | ’ă·ḇî·hen | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine plural | H1 father |
| Reuel | רְעוּאֵ֖ל | rə·‘ū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7467 Reuel |
| he asked them | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Why | מַדּ֛וּעַ | mad·dū·a‘ | Interrogative | H4069 wherefore? |
| have you returned | בֹּ֖א | bō | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| so early | מִהַרְתֶּ֥ן | mi·har·ten | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine plural | H4116 hasten |
| today | הַיּֽוֹם׃ | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
Cross-references
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Exodus 3:1 · Exodus 4:18 · Numbers 10:29 · Exodus 18:1–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.