[10] "Moses": Or Moyses, in the Egyptian tongue, signifies one taken or saved out of the water.
[12] "He slew the Egyptian": This he did by a particular inspiration of God; as a prelude to his delivering the people from their oppression and bondage. He thought, says St. Stephen, Acts 7. 25, that his brethren understood that God by his hand would save them. But such particular and extraordinary examples are not to be imitated.
[15] "Madian": A city and country of Arabia, which took its name from Madian the son of Abraham, by Cetura, and was peopled by his posterity.
[18] "Raguel": He had two names, being also called Jethro, as appears from the first verse of the following chapter.
[22] "Gersam": Or Gershom. This name signifies a stranger there: as Eliezer signifies the help of God.
[25] "Knew them": That is, he had respect to them, he cast a merciful eye upon them.