16. Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came and drew water and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
17. The shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them and watered their flock.
18. And when they came to Reuel [Jethro] their father, he said, How is it that you have come so soon today?
19. They said, An Egyptian delivered us from the shepherds; also he drew water for us and watered the flock.
20. He said to his daughters, Where is he? Why have you left the man? Call him, that he may eat bread.
21. And Moses was content to dwell with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
22. And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom [expulsion, or a stranger there]; for he said, I have been a stranger and a sojourner in a foreign land.
23. However, after a long time [nearly forty years] the king of Egypt died; and the Israelites were sighing and groaning because of the bondage. They kept crying, and their cry because of slavery ascended to God.
24. And God heard their sighing and groaning and [earnestly] remembered His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.
25. God saw the Israelites and took knowledge of them and concerned Himself about them [knowing all, understanding, remembering all]. [Ps. 56:8, 9; 139:2.]