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Exodus 2:20

And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.

KJV

At ille : Ubi est ? inquit : quare dimisistis hominem ? vocate eum ut comedat panem.

Vulgate

ὁ δὲ εἶπεν ταῖς θυγατράσιν αὐτοῦ Καὶ ποῦ ἐστι; καὶ ἵνα τί καταλελοίπατε τὸν ἄνθρωπον; καλέσατε οὖν αὐτὸν ὅπως φάγῃ ἄρτον.

LXX

And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר אֶל בְּנֹתָ֖י/ו וְ/אַיּ֑/וֹ לָ֤/מָּה זֶּה֙ עֲזַבְתֶּ֣ן אֶת הָ/אִ֔ישׁ קִרְאֶ֥ן ל֖/וֹ וְ/יֹ֥אכַל לָֽחֶם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַיֵּ֖ה
'yh
pronoun · 47×
בַּת
bt
noun · 585×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
לֶ֣חֶם
lchm
noun · 297×
ם
m
verb · 811×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
נִי
ny
verb · 212×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Tim 5:10 — Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed
  • Gen 18:5 — And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
  • Gen 19:2 — And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we
  • Gen 24:31 — And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
  • Gen 31:54 — Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount.
  • Gen 43:25 — And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.
  • Heb 13:2 — Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
  • Job 31:32 — The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller.
  • Job 42:11 — Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him