Exodus 2:17
"And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

And the shepherds came and drove them away,.... The daughters of the priest of Midian, and their flock likewise; these were shepherds of some neighbouring princes or great men, who were so rude and slothful, and to save themselves

a little trouble of drawing water, brought up their flocks to drink of the water those virgins had drawn, and to do this forced them and their flocks away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock; moved to see such rude and uncivil treatment of the weaker sex, rose up from the ground on which he sat, and took their parts, and obliged the shepherds to give way, and brought up their flock to the troughs, and drew water for them, and gave them it; either he did this alone, or together with the servants that waited upon the priest's daughters, perhaps alone; and if it be considered that shepherds being usually not of a very martial spirit, and these also in a wrong cause, and Moses a man of an heroic disposition, and had doubtless the appearance of a man of some eminence and authority, they were the more easily intimidated and overcome.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (9 words)

H0935 בּוֹא
Definition:

13+; 3 feminine singularבָּ֫אָהGenesis 15:17+; suffixבָּאַתְנוּPsalm 44:18; 2masculine singularבָּ֫אתָJoshua 13:1+,בָּ֫אתָה2 Samuel 3:7; 2feminine singularבָּאתְGenesis 16:8;Ruth 2:12,וּבָאתְconsecuti 13+; 3 feminine singularבָּ֫אָהGenesis 15:17+; suffixבָּאַתְנוּPsalm 44:18; 2masculine singularבָּ֫אתָJoshua 13:1+,בָּ֫אתָה2 Samuel 3:7; 2feminine singularבָּאתְGenesis 16:8;Ruth 2:12,וּבָאתְconsecuti

Possible Meanings:
  • come in (semantic_range)
  • come (semantic_range)
  • go in (semantic_range)
  • go (semantic_range)
  • come in (semantic_range)
H7462 רָעָה
Definition:

A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend) -- X break, companion, keep c A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend) -- X break, companion, keep c

Possible Meanings:
  • evil (semantic_range)
  • misery (semantic_range)
  • distress (semantic_range)
  • injury (semantic_range)
  • evil (semantic_range)
H1644 גָּרַשׁ
Definition:

20;InfinitivesuffixמִגְרָשָׁהּEzekiel 36:5below;Participle activeגֹּרֵשׁExodus 34:11;passivefeminineגְּרוּשָׁהLeviticus 21:74t.; —cast our, thrust out,׳י, the AmoritesExodus 34:11(J E; withמִמְּנֵי); 20;InfinitivesuffixמִגְרָשָׁהּEzekiel 36:5below;Participle activeגֹּרֵשׁExodus 34:11;passivefeminineגְּרוּשָׁהLeviticus 21:74t.; —cast our, thrust out,׳י, the AmoritesExodus 34:11(J E; withמִמְּנֵי);

Possible Meanings:
  • thing thrust (semantic_range)
  • put forth (semantic_range)
  • yield (semantic_range)
  • yield (semantic_range)
  • produce (semantic_range)
H6965 קוּם
Definition:

1.קוּם628verbarise, stand up, stand; — (Late Hebrew in derived species and derivatives; Phoenician Hiph`il Participle andמקםplace; Arabicstand, rise, Ethiopicstand, stop; Sabeanמקם,place, HomChrest. 1 1.קוּם628verbarise, stand up, stand; — (Late Hebrew in derived species and derivatives; Phoenician Hiph`il Participle andמקםplace; Arabicstand, rise, Ethiopicstand, stop; Sabeanמקם,place, HomChrest. 1

H4872 משֶׁה
Definition:

10, wheresee also older (abandoned) etymology); —׳מExodus 2:10+משֶׁ֑הExodus 2:15+; name occurs 706 t. in Hexateuch (Exodus 290 t, Leviticus 86 t., Numbers 233 t., Deuteronomy 38 t., Joshua 59 t.),Judg 10, wheresee also older (abandoned) etymology); —׳מExodus 2:10+משֶׁ֑הExodus 2:15+; name occurs 706 t. in Hexateuch (Exodus 290 t, Leviticus 86 t., Numbers 233 t., Deuteronomy 38 t., Joshua 59 t.),Judg

Possible Meanings:
  • Moses (semantic_range)
H3467 יָשַׁע
Definition:

45) Phoenician proper nameישע; Sabeanיתֿע(royal epithet), proper nameאליתֿע,יתֿעאל,עמיתֿע, e.g. MordtZMG 1876, 87; 1893, 409. 416. 417, etc. (yet note strange equivalent,תַ=); not in Aramaic; MI4השעני 45) Phoenician proper nameישע; Sabeanיתֿע(royal epithet), proper nameאליתֿע,יתֿעאל,עמיתֿע, e.g. MordtZMG 1876, 87; 1893, 409. 416. 417, etc. (yet note strange equivalent,תַ=); not in Aramaic; MI4השעני

Possible Meanings:
  • deliverance (semantic_range)
  • rescue (semantic_range)
  • salvation (semantic_range)
  • safety (semantic_range)
  • welfare (semantic_range)
H8248 שָׁקָה
Definition:

6+, suffixוְהִשְׁקָהּNumbers 5:27; 2masculine singular consecutiveוְהִשְׁקִיתָNumbers 20:8+; 1 singular consecutiveוְהִשְׁקֵיתִיEzekiel 32:6, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיַשְׁקֶהNumbers 5:26,וַיַ 6+, suffixוְהִשְׁקָהּNumbers 5:27; 2masculine singular consecutiveוְהִשְׁקִיתָNumbers 20:8+; 1 singular consecutiveוְהִשְׁקֵיתִיEzekiel 32:6, etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיַשְׁקֶהNumbers 5:26,וַיַ

Possible Meanings:
  • cause to drink water (semantic_range)
  • give to drink (semantic_range)
  • water (semantic_range)
  • irrigate (semantic_range)
  • water (semantic_range)
H0853 אֵת
Definition:

33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34: 33,אֹתָ֑ךְ,אֹתָ֑כָהExodus 29:35, feminineאֹתָךְ;אֹתוֺetc.; 2 pluralאֶתְכֶם, once˜אוֺתְכֶםJoshua 23:15; 3masculine plural regularlyאֹתָם, rarelyאֶתְהֶםGenesis 32:1;Exodus 18:20;Numbers 21:3;Ezekiel 34:

Possible Meanings:
  • sign (semantic_range)
H6629 צאֹן
Definition:

13) {tseh-one'}; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men) -- (small) cattle, flock (+ -s), lamb (+ -s), sheep((-cote, -fold 13) {tseh-one'}; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men) -- (small) cattle, flock (+ -s), lamb (+ -s), sheep((-cote, -fold

Possible Meanings:
  • small cattle (semantic_range)
  • sheep and goats (semantic_range)
  • flocks (semantic_range)

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