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Exodus 2:17 Cross-References
Explore 4 cross-references for Exodus 2:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 2 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.”
Exodus 2:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Exodus 2:17
And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock (וַיָּבֹאוּ הָרֹעִים וַיְגָרְשׁוּם וַיָּקָם מֹשֶׁה וַיּוֹשִׁעָן, vayavo'u haro'im vaygareshum vayakom Mosheh vayoshi'an)—Shepherds... drove them away—bullies exploiting the vulnerable, a pattern Moses consistently opposes (cf. v. 12). Moses stood up (וַיָּקָם, vayakom, "arose/stood") implies decisive action. Helped them (וַיּוֹשִׁעָן, vayoshi'an)—significantly, this is from the root ישׁע (yasha, "save/deliver"), the same root as "salvation" and "Jesus/Yeshua." Moses' character shows through:...
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Cross-References for Exodus 2:17
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“when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban”
“which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.”
“the Philistines had stopped”
“and when he saw that there was no one”