Exodus 2:17
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And the shepherds came and drove them away: and Moses arose, and defending the maids, watered their sheep.

shepherds.

Genesis 21:25 And he reproved Abimelech for a well of water, which his servants had taken away by force.

Genesis 26:15-22 Stopped up at that time all the wells, that the servants of his father, Abraham, had digged, filling them up with earth: . . .

watered.

Exodus 2:12 And when he had looked about this way and that way, and saw no one there, he slew the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.

Genesis 29:10 And when Jacob saw her, and knew her to be his cousin german, and that they were the sheep of Laban, his uncle: he removed the stone wherewith the well was closed.

Context
Moses Flees to Midian
16And the priest of Madian had seven daughters, who came to draw water: and when the troughs were filled, desired to water their father's flocks. 17And the shepherds came and drove them away: and Moses arose, and defending the maids, watered their sheep.18And when they returned to Raguel their father, he said to them: Why are ye come sooner than usual?…
Cross References
Genesis 29:3
And the custom was, when all the sheep were gathered together, to roll away the stone, and after the sheep were watered, to put it on the mouth of the well again.

Genesis 29:10
And when Jacob saw her, and knew her to be his cousin german, and that they were the sheep of Laban, his uncle: he removed the stone wherewith the well was closed.

Lexicon
And when some shepherds
הָרֹעִ֖ים (hā·rō·‘îm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with

came along
וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

and drove them away,
וַיְגָרְשׁ֑וּם (way·ḡā·rə·šūm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1644: To drive out from a, possession, to expatriate, divorce

Moses
מֹשֶׁה֙ (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

stood up
וַיָּ֤קָם (way·yā·qām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

and came to their rescue
וַיּ֣וֹשִׁעָ֔ן (way·yō·wō·ši·‘ān)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor

and watered
וַיַּ֖שְׁקְ (way·yašq)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8248: To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to

their flock.
צֹאנָֽם׃ (ṣō·nām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock


Additional Translations
And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses stood up and came to their rescue and watered their flock.And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

And the shepherds came, and were driving them away; and Moses rose up and rescued them, and drew water for them, and watered their sheep.

And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses rose and helped them, and watered their flock.

And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

and the shepherds come and drive them away, and Moses ariseth, and saveth them, and watereth their flock.
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