EXO 2:18 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Παρεγένοντο δὲ πρὸς Ῥαγουὴλ τὸν πατέρα αὐτῶν· ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐταῖς, διατί ἐταχύνατε τοῦ παραγενέσθαι σήμερον;
(Paregenonto de pros Ɽagouaʸl ton patera autōn; ho de eipen autais, diati etaⱪunate tou paragenesthai saʸmeron; )

BrTr And they came to Raguel their father; and he said to them, Why have ye come so quickly to-day?

ULT And they came to Reuel their father, and he said, “Why have you hurried coming today?”

UST When his daughters returned home, their father Jethro (who people also called Reuel) asked them, “How did you get back from taking care of the sheep so quickly today?”

BSB § When the daughters returned to their father Reuel,[fn] he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?”

2:18 Reuel was also called Jethro; see Exodus 3:1.

OEB No OEB EXO book available

WEBBE When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, “How is it that you have returned so early today?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So when they came home to their father Reuel, he asked, “Why have you come home so early today?”

LSV And they come to their father Reuel, and he says, “Why have you hurried to come in today?”

FBV When they got home, their father Reuel asked them, “How did you get back so quickly today?”

T4T When the girls returned to their father Jethro, whose other name is Reuel, he asked them, “How is it that you were able to give water to the sheep and come home so quickly today?”

LEB And they came to Reuel, their father, and he said, “Why have you come so quickly[fn] today?”

2:18 Literally “why did you hasten coming”

BBE And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you have come back so quickly today?

Moff No Moff EXO book available

JPS And when they came to Reuel their father, he said: 'How is it that ye are come so soon to-day?'

ASV And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to-day?

DRA And when they returned to Raguel their father, he said to them: Why are ye come sooner than usual?

YLT And they come in to Reuel their father, and he saith, 'Wherefore have ye hastened to come in to-day?'

Drby And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, Why are ye come so soon to-day?

RV And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon today?

Wbstr And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you are come so soon to day?

KJB-1769 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?[fn]
(And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye/you_all are come so soon to day? )

2.18 Reuel: called also Jethro, or, Jether

KJB-1611 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you are come so soone to day?
(And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you are come so soon to day?)

Bshps And when they came to Raguel their father, he sayde: Howe came it to passe that ye are come so soone to day?
(And when they came to Raguel their father, he said: How came it to pass that ye/you_all are come so soon to day?)

Gnva And whe they came to Reuel their father, he said, Howe are ye come so soone to day?
(And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How are ye/you_all come so soon to day? )

Cvdl And whan they came to Reguel their father, he saide: How came ye so soone to daie?
(And when they came to Reguel their father, he said: How came ye/you_all so soon to daie?)

Wycl And whanne thei hadden turned ayen to Jetro, her fadir, he seide to hem, Whi camen ye swiftliere than ye weren wont?
(And when they had turned again to Yetro, her father, he said to them, Whi came ye/you_all swiftliere than ye/you_all were wont?)

Luth Und da sie zu ihrem Vater Reguel kamen, sprach er: Wie seid ihr heute so bald kommen?
(And there they/she/them to their father Reguel kamen, spoke er: How seid you/their/her heute so soon kommen?)

ClVg Quæ cum revertissent ad Raguel patrem suum, dixit ad eas: Cur velocius venistis solito?
(Quæ when/with revertissent to Raguel patrem his_own, he_said to eas: Cur velocius venistis solito? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / go

וַ⁠תָּבֹ֕אנָה

and,returned

The daughters came from the well to their father, probably on foot. You can use either come or go, whichever is more natural.

Note 2 topic: translate-names

רְעוּאֵ֖ל

Rəˊū\sup_ʼēl

Reuel, a name or perhaps a title, is used of the man only here and in Numbers 10:29. He is otherwise called “Jethro.”

Note 3 topic: writing-participants

רְעוּאֵ֖ל

Rəˊū\sup_ʼēl

The priest of Midian was mentioned in v. 16 in a background statement but is a new character starting here. Use the natural form in your language for introducing a new character.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

וַ⁠יֹּ֕אמֶר מַדּ֛וּעַ מִהַרְתֶּ֥ן בֹּ֖א הַ⁠יּֽוֹם

and=he/it_said why soon come the=day

If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: “and he asked how they were able to return so quickly that day”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / go

בֹּ֖א

come

Alternative translation: “in returning”

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