Shemos 2:16 · EXTRA 1 — seven daughters EXTRA

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The Complete Passuk

וּלְכֹהֵ֥ן מִדְיָ֖ן שֶׁ֣בַע בָּנ֑וֹת וַתָּבֹ֣אנָה וַתִּדְלֶ֗נָה וַתְּמַלֶּ֙אנָה֙ אֶת־הָ֣רְהָטִ֔ים לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת צֹ֥אן אֲבִיהֶֽן׃

Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters. They came to draw water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock;

Chabad.org — 2:16

Source Citation

Shemos Rabbah 1:32 — EXTRA.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

שבע בנות —\ldots וכולן נזקקו לגירושין מפני רועי מדין.

English: “Seven daughters” — \ldots and all of them were subject to being driven off by the shepherds of Midian.

On the midrash / in context: The midrash fills in the hostility of the local shepherds that Moshe will immediately confront, setting the stage for his intervention.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal note the vulnerability of Yisro’s daughters that precedes Moshe’s act of rescue.