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The Book of Exodus, Chapter 2, Verse 16

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Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
King James Version
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew [water], and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
American Standard Version
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
New English Translation
Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and began to draw water and fill the troughs in order to water their father’s flock.
World English Bible
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
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And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
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And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How [is it that] ye are come so soon to day?
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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.
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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.
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And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
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And she bare [him] a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
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And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
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And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
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And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto [them].
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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.