King James Version

Exodus 2:18

And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?

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וַתָּבֹ֕אנָהvatavonahand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).רְעוּאֵ֖לreuelReuelרְעוּאֵלnoun, proper name — “Reuel”H7467Reuel, the name of Moses' father-in-law, also of an Edomite and an IsraeliteRaguel, Reuel.אֲבִיהֶ֑ןavihenfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…מַדּ֛וּעַmaduawhyמַדּוּעַparticle, interrogative — “why”H4069what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?how, wherefore, why.מִהַרְתֶּ֥ןmihartenbe carried headlongמָהַרverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, plural — “be carried headlong”, a completed actionH4116properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptlybe carried headlong, fearful, (cause to make, in, make) haste(-n, -ily), (be) hasty, (fetch, make ready) [idiom] quickly, rash, [idiom] shortly, (be so) [idiom] soon, make speed, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] straightway, [idiom] suddenly, swi…בֹּ֖אboto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, infinitive construct — “to come”, the to-form of the verbH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…הַיּֽוֹםhayomthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And when they came to Reuel their father, he said: 'How is it that ye are come so soon to-day?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to-day?

Young’s Literal Translation

And they come in to Reuel their father, and he saith, 'Wherefore have ye hastened to come in to-day?'

World English Bible

When they came to Reuel, their father, he said, “How is it that you have returned so early today?”

Darby Translation

And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, Why are ye come so soon to-day?

Douay-Rheims

And when they returned to Raguel their father, he said to them: Why are ye come sooner than usual?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And when they came to Reuel their father, he said: 'How is it that ye are come so soon to-day?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they came to Raguel their father; and he said to them, Why have ye come so quickly to-day?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Παρεγένοντο δὲ πρὸς Ῥαγουὴλ τὸν πατέρα αὐτῶν· ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐταῖς, διατί ἐταχύνατε τοῦ παραγενέσθαι σήμερον;