ወደ መድየንም ውሃ በመጣ ጊዜ በእርሱ ላይ ከሰዎች ጭፍሮችን ( መንጋዎቻቸውን ) የሚያጠጡ ሆነው አገኘ ፡ ፡ ከእነርሱ በታችም ( ከውሃው መንጎቻቸውን ) የሚከለክሉን ሁለት ሴቶች አገኘ ፡ ፡ « ነገራችሁ ምንድን ነው » አላቸው ፡ ፡ « እረኞቹ ሁሉ ( መንጋዎቻቸውን ) እስከሚመልሱ አናጠጣም ፡ ፡ አባታችንም ትልቅ ሽማግሌ ነው » አሉት ፡ ፡
And when he arrived at the well of Midian , he found around it a group of men watering their flocks , and he saw two women standing apart from them , who were holding back their flocks , so he asked , " What is the matter with you ? " They replied , " We cannot draw water until the shepherds take away their sheep .