Exodus 2:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And he said to his daughters, Where is he? why have you let the man go? make him come in and give him a meal.

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  • Gen 31:54 : 54 And Jacob made an offering on the mountain, and gave orders to his people to take food: so they had a meal and took their rest that night on the mountain.
  • Gen 43:25 : 25 And when Joseph came in, they gave him the things which they had for him, and went down to the earth before him.
  • Job 31:32 : 32 The traveller did not take his night's rest in the street, and my doors were open to anyone on a journey;
  • Job 42:11 : 11 And all his brothers and sisters, and his friends of earlier days, came and took food with him in his house; and made clear their grief for him, and gave him comfort for all the evil which the Lord had sent on him; and they all gave him a bit of money and a gold ring.
  • 1 Tim 5:10 : 10 And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.
  • Heb 13:2 : 2 Take care to keep open house: because in this way some have had angels as their guests, without being conscious of it.
  • Gen 18:5 : 5 And let me get a bit of bread to keep up your strength, and after that you may go on your way: for this is why you have come to your servant. And they said, Let it be so.
  • Gen 19:2-3 : 2 And he said, My masters, come now into your servant's house and take your rest there for the night, and let your feet be washed; and early in the morning you may go on your way. And they said, Not so, but we will take our night's rest in the street. 3 But he made his request more strongly, so they went with him into his house; and he got food ready for them, and made unleavened bread, of which they took.
  • Gen 24:31-33 : 31 And he said to him, Come in, you on whom is the blessing of the Lord; why are you waiting outside? for I have made the house ready for you, and a place for the camels. 32 Then the man came into the house, and Laban took their cords off the camels and gave them dry grass and food, and he gave to him and the men who were with him water for washing their feet. 33 And meat was put before him, but he said, I will not take food till I have made my business clear to you. And they said, Do so.
  • Gen 29:13 : 13 And Laban, hearing news of Jacob, his sister's son, came running, and took Jacob in his arms, and kissing him, made him come into his house. And Jacob gave him news of everything.

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  • Exod 2:21-22
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    78%

    21 And Moses was happy to go on living with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.

    22 And she gave birth to a son, to whom he gave the name Gershom: for he said, I have been living in a strange land.

  • Exod 2:15-19
    5 verses
    76%

    15 Now when Pharaoh had news of this, he would have put Moses to death. But Moses went in flight from Pharaoh into the land of Midian: and he took his seat by a water-spring.

    16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came to get water for their father's flock.

    17 And the keepers of the sheep came up and were driving them away; but Moses got up and came to their help, watering their flock for them.

    18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that you have come back so quickly today?

    19 And they said, An Egyptian came to our help against the keepers of sheep and got water for us and gave it to the flock.

  • Judg 19:4-8
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    71%

    4 And his father-in-law, the girl's father, kept him there for three days; and they had food and drink and took their rest there.

    5 Now on the fourth day they got up early in the morning and he made ready to go away; but the girl's father said to his son-in-law, Take a little food to keep up your strength, and then go on your way.

    6 So seating themselves they had food and drink, the two of them together; and the girl's father said to the man, If it is your pleasure, take your rest here tonight, and let your heart be glad.

    7 And the man got up to go away, but his father-in-law would not let him go, so he took his rest there again for the night.

    8 Then early on the morning of the fifth day he got up to go away; but the girl's father said, Keep up your strength; so the two of them had a meal, and the man and his woman and his servant did not go till after the middle of the day.

  • Exod 18:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 Now news came to Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, of all God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, and how the Lord had taken Israel out of Egypt.

    2 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,

  • Exod 18:5-8
    4 verses
    69%

    5 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to where Moses had put up his tent in the waste land, by the mountain of God.

    6 And he said to Moses, I, your father-in-law, have come to you, with your wife and your two sons.

    7 And Moses went out to his father-in-law, and went down on his face before him and gave him a kiss; and they said to one another, Are you well? and they came into the tent.

    8 And Moses gave his father-in-law an account of all the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians because of Israel, and of all the troubles which had come on them by the way, and how the Lord had given them salvation.

  • Gen 24:23
    69%

    23 And said to her, Whose daughter are you? is there room in your father's house for us?

  • Exod 18:12
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    12 Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, made a burned offering to God: and Aaron came, with the chiefs of Israel, and had a meal with Moses' father-in-law, before God.

  • Exod 4:18
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    18 And Moses went back to Jethro, his father-in-law, and said to him, Let me go back now to my relations in Egypt and see if they are still living. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

  • Gen 24:57
    68%

    57 And they said, We will send for the girl, and let her make the decision.

  • Gen 29:6
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    6 And he said to them, Is he well? And they said, He is well, and here is Rachel his daughter coming with the sheep.

  • Gen 18:9
    68%

    9 And they said to him, Where is Sarah your wife? And he said, She is in the tent.

  • 1 Kgs 11:18
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    18 And they went on from Midian and came to Paran; and, taking men from Paran with them, they came to Egypt, to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who gave him a house and gave orders for his food and gave him land.

  • Gen 18:5
    67%

    5 And let me get a bit of bread to keep up your strength, and after that you may go on your way: for this is why you have come to your servant. And they said, Let it be so.

  • Gen 24:54
    67%

    54 Then he and the men who were with him had food and drink, and took their rest there that night; and in the morning he got up, and said, Let me now go back to my master.

  • Exod 4:26
    67%

    26 So he let him go. Then she said, You are a husband of blood because of the circumcision.

  • Exod 3:1
    67%

    1 Now Moses was looking after the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he took the flock to the back of the waste land and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

  • Exod 4:24
    67%

    24 Now on the journey, at the night's resting-place, the Lord came in his way and would have put him to death.

  • Gen 12:18
    67%

    18 Then Pharaoh sent for Abram, and said, What have you done to me? why did you not say that she was your wife?

  • Exod 2:8
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    8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the girl went and got the child's mother.

  • Num 31:15
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    15 And Moses said to them, Why have you kept all the women safe?

  • Exod 18:15
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    15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to get directions from God: