Exodus 2:19

19 responderunt vir aegyptius liberavit nos de manu pastorum insuper et hausit aquam nobiscum potumque dedit ovibus

Exodus 2:19 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 2:19

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" F20; 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.


FOOTNOTES:

F20 (hld hld) "hauriendo bausit", Pagninus, Montanus, Piscator.

Exodus 2:19 In-Context

17 supervenere pastores et eiecerunt eas surrexitque Moses et defensis puellis adaquavit oves earum
18 quae cum revertissent ad Raguhel patrem suum dixit ad eas cur velocius venistis solito
19 responderunt vir aegyptius liberavit nos de manu pastorum insuper et hausit aquam nobiscum potumque dedit ovibus
20 at ille ubi est inquit quare dimisistis hominem vocate eum ut comedat panem
21 iuravit ergo Moses quod habitaret cum eo accepitque Sefforam filiam eius
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