Verse List for EXO 2:16

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OET (OET-RV) The priest there in Midian had seven daughters, and they would come to the well to draw water out and fill up the troughs there so their father’s sheep and goats could drink.

OET-LV And_belonged_to _(the)_priest _of Midyān seven daughters and_they _came and_they _drew and_they _filled DOM the _drinking_troughs to_water the _flock _of their _father _of_their.

ULT And the priest of Midian had seven daughters. And they came and drew and filled up the troughs to cause the flock of their father to drink water.

UST seven women came to the well. They were all the daughters of the man who was the priest for the Midianites. They got water and filled the troughs in order to give water to their father’s sheep and goats.

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

OEB No OEB EXO book available

WEBBE & WMBB Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.

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

LSV And to a priest of Midian [are] seven daughters, and they come and draw, and fill the troughs to water the flock of their father,

FBV the Midianite priest's seven daughters came to fetch water to fill up the troughs so their father's flock could drink.

T4T The man who was the ◄priest/one who offered the people’s gifts to God► for the Midian people, whose name was Jethro, had seven daughters. One day as Moses/I sat down beside a well, those girls came to the well and got water, and filled the troughs in order to give water to their father’s flock of sheep.

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

BBE Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came to get water for their father's flock.

Moff No Moff EXO book available

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

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

DRA And the priest of Madian had seven daughters, who came to draw water: and when the troughs were filled, desired to water their father’s flocks.

YLT And to a priest of Midian [are] seven daughters, and they come and draw, and fill the troughs, to water the flock of their father,

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

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

SLT And to the priest of Midian, seven daughters: and they will come and will draw and fill the watering troughs to water the sheep of their father.

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

KJB-1769 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.[fn]

KJB-1611 Now the [fn]Priest of Midian had seuen daughters, and they came and drew water, and filled the troughes to water their fathers flocke.
(Now the Priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and drew water, and filled the troughes to water their fathers flock.)

Bshps The priest of Madian had vij. daughters, which came and drewe water and filled the troughes for to water their fathers sheepe.
(The priest of Madian had 7. daughters, which came and drew water and filled the troughes for to water their fathers sheep.)

Gnva And the Priest of Midian had seue daughters, which came and drewe water, and filled the troghes, for to water their fathers sheepe.
(And the Priest of Midian had seven daughters, which came and drew water, and filled the troghes, for to water their fathers sheep.)

Cvdl The prest Madian had seuen doughters, which came to drawe water, and fylled the troughes, to geue their fathers shepe to drinke.
(The priest Madian had seven daughters, which came to draw water, and filled the troughes, to give their fathers sheep to drink.)

Wycl Forsothe seuene douytris weren to the preest of Madian, that camen to drawe watir; and whanne the trouyis weren fillid, thei coueitiden to watere `the flockis of her fadir.
(For_certain/Truly seven daughters were to the priest of Madian, that came to draw water; and when the trouyis were filled, they covetedn to watere the flocks of her father.)

Luth Der Priester aber in Midian hatte sieben Töchter, die kamen, Wasser zu schöpfen, und fülleten die Rinnen, daß sie ihres Vaters Schafe tränketen.
(The priest(s) but in Midian had seven daughters, the came, water to/for draw/create, and filled the Rinnen, that they/she/them theirs/hers father sheep soakedn.)

ClVg Erant autem sacerdoti Madian septem filiæ, quæ venerunt ad hauriendam aquam: et impletis canalibus adaquare cupiebant greges patris sui.
(They_were however to_the_priest Madian seven daughters, which they_came to hauriendam water: and you_fill canals adaquare they_wanted flocks of_the_father self.)

UHB וּ⁠לְ⁠כֹהֵ֥ן מִדְיָ֖ן שֶׁ֣בַע בָּנ֑וֹת וַ⁠תָּבֹ֣אנָה וַ⁠תִּדְלֶ֗נָה וַ⁠תְּמַלֶּ֨אנָה֙ אֶת־הָ֣⁠רְהָטִ֔ים לְ⁠הַשְׁק֖וֹת צֹ֥אן אֲבִי⁠הֶֽן׃ ‡

BrLXX Τῷ δὲ ἱερεῖ Μαδιὰμ ἦσαν ἑπτὰ θυγατέρες, ποιμαίνουσαι τὰ πρόβατα τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν Ἰοθόρ· παραγενόμεναι δὲ ἤντλουν, ἕως ἔπλησαν τὰς δεξαμενάς, ποτίσαι τὰ πρόβατα τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν Ἰοθόρ.

BrTr And the priest of Madiam had seven daughters, feeding the flock of their father Jothor; and they came and drew water until they filled their pitchers, to water the flock of their father Jothor.