Exodus 2:15 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 2:15

When 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.

BSB

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ASV

Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

KJV

Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

No Egyptian king would have left; such an offence unpunished. But the position of Moses, as an adopted son of a princess, made it necessary even for a despotic sovereign to take unusual precautions. The land of Midian - The Midianites occupied an extensive district from the eastern coast of the Red Sea to the borders of Moab.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

If this be his forsaking of Egypt which the apostle refers to as done by faith ( Heb. xi. 27 ), it teaches us that when we are at any time in trouble and danger for doing our duty the grace of faith will be of good use to us in taking proper methods for our own preservation. Yet there it is said, He feared not the wrath of the king; here it is said he feared,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The headquarters of Jethro are supposed to have been where Dahab-Madian now stands; and from Moses coming direct to that place, he may have travelled with a caravan of merchants. But another place is fixed by tradition in Wady Shuweib, or Jethro's valley, on the east of the mountain of Moses. sat down by a well--(See on Ge 29:3).

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע	vai.yish.Ma'	and he heard	H8085 →
פַּרְעֹה֙	par.'Oh	Pharaoh	H6547 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַדָּבָ֣ר	ha.da.Var	the matter	H1697 →
הַזֶּ֔ה	ha.Zeh	<the> this	H2088 →
וַיְבַקֵּ֖שׁ	vay.va.Kesh	and he sought	H1245 →
לַהֲרֹ֣ג	la.ha.Rog	to kill	H2026 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מֹשֶׁ֑ה	mo.Sheh	Moses	H4872 →
וַיִּבְרַ֤ח	vai.yiv.Rach	and he fled	H1272 →
מֹשֶׁה֙	mo.Sheh	Moses	H4872 →
מִפְּנֵ֣י	mi.pe.Nei	from before	H6440 →
פַרְעֹ֔ה	far.'Oh	Pharaoh	H6547 →
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב	vai.Ye.shev	and he dwelt	H3427 →
בְּאֶֽרֶץ־	be.'e.retz-	in [the] land of	H776 →
מִדְיָ֖ן	mid.Yan	Midian	H4080 →
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב	vai.Ye.shev	and he sat	H3427 →
עַֽל־	'al-	at	H5921 →
הַבְּאֵֽר׃	ha.be.'Er	the well	H875 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 11:27
By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 4:18
  So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
- Hebrews 11:13
  All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the…
- Exodus 2:14–15
  But the man replied, “Who made you ruler and judge over us? Are you planning to kill me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and thought, “This thing I have done…
- Hebrews 11:1
  Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
- Exodus 14:10–13
  As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up and saw the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified and cried out to the LORD.
Through
Genesis 24:11
As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 9:11
  And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?”
Through
Genesis 29:2
He looked and saw a well in the field, and near it lay three flocks of sheep, because the sheep were watered from this well. And a large stone covered the mouth of the…
leads to
- John 4:14
  But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
- John 4:6
  Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.