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Exodus 18:2

Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,

KJV

tulit Sephoram uxorem Moysi quam remiserat,

Vulgate

ἔλαβεν δὲ Ἰοθὸρ ὁ γαμβρὸς Μωυσῆ Σεπφώραν τὴν γυναῖκα Μωυσῆ, μετὰ τὴν ἄφεσιν αὐτῆς,

LXX

And Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,

ASV

וַ/יִּקַּ֗ח יִתְרוֹ֙ חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶת צִפֹּרָ֖ה אֵ֣שֶׁת מֹשֶׁ֑ה אַחַ֖ר שִׁלּוּחֶֽי/הָ

Hebrew

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In this verse

People MosesJethroZipporah

In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
ו
v
noun · 717×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
וֹ
v
verb · 33×
יִתְר֨וֹ
ytrv
proper_noun · 9×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
מֹשֶׁ֔ה
mshh
proper_noun · 750×
צִפֹּרָ֥ה
tsprh
proper_noun · 3×
שִׁלֻּחִ֔ים
shlchym
noun · 3×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 7:29 — Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
  • Exod 2:21 — And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
  • Exod 2:21 — And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
  • Exod 18:24 — So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.