🔥WEB · Exodus 2:18
What does Exodus 2:18 mean?
"When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, “How is it that you have returned so early today?”"
— Exodus 2:18 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and lived in the land of Midian, and he sat down by a well.
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, “How is it that you have returned so early today?”
They said, “An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.”
He said to his daughters, “Where is he? Why is it that you have left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.”
Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.
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