15. Pharaoh heard about what Moses did, so he decided to kill him. But Moses ran away from Pharaoh and went to the land of Midian. Moses stopped near a well in Midian.
16. There was a priest there who had seven daughters. These girls came to that well to get water for their father’s sheep. They were trying to fill the water trough with water.
17. But there were some shepherds there who chased the girls away and would not let them get water. So Moses helped the girls and gave water to their animals.
18. Then they went back to their father, Reuel. He asked them, “Why have you come home early today?”