Exodus 2:16
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
KJV
Erant autem sacerdoti Madian septem filiæ, quæ venerunt ad hauriendam aquam : et impletis canalibus adaquare cupiebant greges patris sui.
Vulgate
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.
LXX
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
וּ/לְ/כֹהֵ֥ן מִדְיָ֖ן שֶׁ֣בַע בָּנ֑וֹת וַ/תָּבֹ֣אנָה וַ/תִּדְלֶ֗נָה וַ/תְּמַלֶּ֨אנָה֙ אֶת הָ֣/רְהָטִ֔ים לְ/הַשְׁק֖וֹת צֹ֥אן אֲבִי/הֶֽן
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5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 9:11 — And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?
- 1Sam 9:11 — And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?
- Exod 3:1 — Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
- Exod 3:1 — Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.
- Exod 18:1 — When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;
- Gen 24:11 — And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.
- Gen 24:11 — And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.
- Gen 24:14 — And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she
- Gen 24:15 — And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham’s brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
- Gen 29:6 — And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.
- Gen 37:28 — Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.
- Gen 41:45 — And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnathpaaneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of On. And Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.