Exodus 2:18
“And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you are come so soone to day?”
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Exodus 2:18 Context
16Now the Priest of Midian had seuen daughters, and they came and drew water, and filled the troughes to water their fathers flocke. 17And the shepheards came and droue them away: but Moses stood vp and helped them, & watred their flocke. 18And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you are come so soone to day? 19And they said, An Egyptian deliuered vs out of the hand of the shepheards, and also drew water enough for vs, and watered the flocke. 20And he said vnto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that yee haue left the man? Call him, that hee may eate bread.
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Other Translations for Exodus 2:18
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How [is it that] ye are come so soon to day?
- King James Version
When they came to Reuel their father, he said, "Why have you come {back} so soon today?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to-day?
- American Standard Version (1901)
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you have come back so quickly today?
- Basic English Bible
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, Why are ye come so soon to-day?
- Darby Bible
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you are come so soon to day?
- Webster's Bible
When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, "How is it that you have returned so early today?"
- World English Bible
And they come in to Reuel their father, and he saith, `Wherefore have ye hastened to come in to-day?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And when they came to Reuel their father, he said: 'How is it that ye are come so soon to-day?'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Exodus 2:18
2:18 Reul or Raguel (see #Num 10:29|,) seems to have been their grandfather and father of Hobab or Jethro, their immediate father.