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.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.
“An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds,” they replied. “He even drew water for us and watered the flock.”
and they say, `A man, an Egyptian, hath delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also hath diligently drawn for us, and watereth the flock;'
And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew [water] abundantly for us, and watered the flock.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentExodus — Deliverance, covenant, presence. A slave-people redeemed from Egypt, brought to Sinai, and given a tabernacle so that God might dwell among them.
- Author
- Moses — traditional attribution; internal narrator identifies Moses as recorder (17:14, 24:4, 34:27)
- Date
- 15th or 13th century BC, depending on chronology of the exodus