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Exodus 2:20 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

β€œAnd 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.”

Exodus 2:20

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

18

And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How {is it that} ye are come so soon to day? {Reuel: called also Jethro, or, Jether}

19

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.

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.

21

And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

22

And she bare {him} a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. {Gershom: that is, A stranger here}

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