Study it in the app“When Pharaoh heard of this thing, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian; and he sat down by the well.”
When Pharaohפַּרְעֹהheardוַיִּשְׁמַעof thisהַזֶּהthing,אֶת הַדָּבָרhe soughtוַיְבַקֵּשׁto killלַהֲרֹגMoses.אֶת מֹשֶׁהBut MosesמֹשֶׁהfledוַיִּבְרַחfromמִפְּנֵיPharaohפַרְעֹהand settledוַיֵּשֶׁבin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Midian;מִדְיָןand he sat downוַיֵּשֶׁבbyעַלthe well.הַבְּאֵר
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appearshear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishma” appearsthing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appearstry to get
To try to get something.
Where else “yevakesh” appearskill
Kill, slay.
Where else “harog” appearsMoses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appearsflee
To run away to save oneself from a danger or from someone.
Where else “yivrach” appearspresence
Literally "the face": being before someone, face to face.
Where else “pene” appearsdwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appearsMidian
See it on the mapWhere else “midyan” appearswell
A deep hole dug in the ground to draw water.
Where else “beer” appearsMidian ?
Today: northwest Saudi Arabia, southern Jordan; debated
A region east of the Gulf of Aqaba, in what is now northwest Saudi Arabia; its borders are not certain.
Moses fled to Midian, married there and tended sheep (Exod 2:15-21). Centuries later the Midianites oppressed Israel until Gideon defeated them (Judg 6:1; 7:21).
14He said, “Who made you a man, a ruler and judge over us? Are you thinking of killing me as you killed the Egyptian?” Then Moses was afraid and said, “Surely the thing is known.”
15 · This verse (above)
16The priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came and drew water and filled the troughs to water the flock of their father.
