Exodus 2:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock.

Young's Literal Translation
and the shepherds come and drive them away, and Moses ariseth, and saveth them, and watereth their flock.

King James Bible
And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

Hebrew
And when some shepherds
הָרֹעִ֖ים (hā·rō·‘îm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with

came along
וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

and drove them away,
וַיְגָרְשׁ֑וּם (way·ḡā·rə·šūm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1644: To drive out from a, possession, to expatriate, divorce

Moses
מֹשֶׁה֙ (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver

stood up
וַיָּ֤קָם (way·yā·qām)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

and came to their rescue
וַיּ֣וֹשִׁעָ֔ן (way·yō·wō·ši·‘ān)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine plural
Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor

and watered
וַיַּ֖שְׁקְ (way·yašq)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8248: To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to

their flock.
צֹאנָֽם׃ (ṣō·nām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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