Exodus 2:18

Hebrew	וַתָּבֹ֕אנָה אֶל רְעוּאֵ֖ל אֲבִיהֶ֑ן וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מַדּ֛וּעַ מִהַרְתֶּ֥ן בֹּ֖א הַיּֽוֹם
ESV	When they came home to their father Reuel, he said, “How is it that you have come home so soon today?”
NIV	When the girls returned to Reuel their father, he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?”
NLT	When the girls returned to Reuel, their father, he asked, “Why are you back so soon today?”
LXX	παρεγένοντο δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός greek Meaning * To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament. πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s… Ραγουηλ τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πατέρα αὐτῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. εἶπεν αὐταῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) τί ὅτι ἐταχύνατε τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article παραγενέσθαι σήμερον
KJV	And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?

^{Exodus 2:17 ← Exodus 2:18 → Exodus 2:19}

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