Exodus 2:19 BSB — MannaFest

Exodus 2:19

“An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds,” they replied. “He even drew water for us and watered the flock.”

BSB

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ASV

And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.

KJV

And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And they said, an Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds,.... A man, who by his habit and by his speech appeared to them to be an Egyptian, and upon their inquiry he might tell them so, being born in Egypt, though of Hebrew parents: and also drew water enough for us; or "in drawing drew" (t); drew it readily, quickly and in abundance: and watered the flock; by which means their business was done, and they returned home earlier than usual. (t) דלה דלה "hauriendo bausit", Pagninus, Montanus, Piscator.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתֹּאמַ֕רְןָ	va.to.Mar.na	and they said	H559 →
אִ֣ישׁ	'ish	a man	H376 →
מִצְרִ֔י	mitz.Ri	Egyptian	H4713 →
הִצִּילָ֖נוּ	hi.tzi.La.nu	he rescued us	H5337 →
מִיַּ֣ד	mi.Yad	from [the] hand of	H3027 →
הָרֹעִ֑ים	ha.ro.'Im	the shepherds	H7462 →
וְגַם־	ve.gam-	and also	H1571 →
דָּלֹ֤ה	da.Loh	carefully <to draw>	H1802 →
דָלָה֙	da.Lah	he drew	H1802 →
לָ֔נוּ	La.nu	for <the> us
וַיַּ֖שְׁקְ	vai.Yashk	and he watered	H8248 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַצֹּֽאן׃	ha.Tzon	the flock	H6629 →

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Through
Genesis 29:10
As soon as Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his mother’s brother Laban, with Laban’s sheep, he went up and rolled the stone away from the mouth of the well and watered his uncle’s…
leads to
- Exodus 2:17
  And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock.
Through
Genesis 50:11
When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is…
leads to
- Genesis 24:6
  Abraham replied, “Make sure that you do not take my son back there.
- Genesis 10:15–19
  And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
- Genesis 34:30
  Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if…
- Genesis 50:10
  When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.
- Deuteronomy 11:30
  Are not these mountains across the Jordan, west of the road toward the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah opposite Gilgal near the Oak of Moreh?

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Where the connections lead

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The walk

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About Exodus