17. But some shepherds drove Jethro's daughters away. Then Moses went to their rescue and watered their animals for them.
18. When they returned to their father, he asked, “Why have you come back so early today?”
19. “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds,” they answered, “and he even drew water for us and watered our animals.”
20. “Where is he?” he asked his daughters. “Why did you leave the man out there? Go and invite him to eat with us.”
21. So Moses agreed to live there, and Jethro gave him his daughter Zipporah in marriage,
22. who bore him a son. Moses said to himself, “I am a foreigner in this land, and so I name him Gershom.”
23. Years later the king of Egypt died, but the Israelites were still groaning under their slavery and cried out for help. Their cry went up to God,
24. who heard their groaning and remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
25. He saw the slavery of the Israelites and was concerned for them.