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The Rejection and Flight of Moses

Exodus 2:21

In 11 translations

BSB
Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.
KJV
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
WEB
Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.
ASV
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
LSV
And Moses is willing to dwell with the man, and he gives his daughter Zipporah to Moses,
YLT
And Moses is willing to dwell with the man, and he giveth Zipporah his daughter to Moses,
DBY
And Moses consented to remain with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
DRC
And Moses swore that he would dwell with him. And he took Sephora his daughter to wife:
GNV
And Moses agreed to dwell with the man: who gaue vnto Moses Zipporah his daughter:
JPS
And Moses was content to dwell with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
LXXE
And Moses was established with the man, and he gave Sepphora his daughter to Moses to wife.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיּ֥וֹאֶל מֹשֶׁ֖ה לָשֶׁ֣בֶת אֶת־הָאִ֑ישׁ וַיִּתֵּ֛ן אֶת־צִפֹּרָ֥ה בִתּ֖וֹ לְמֹשֶֽׁה׃
LXX-Br
Κατῳκίσθη δὲ Μωυσῆς παρὰ τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ· καὶ ἐξέδοτο Σεπφώραν τὴν θυγατέρα αὐτοῦ Μωυσῇ γυναῖκα.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
  • Genesis 31:38–40I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock. I did not bring you anything torn by wild beasts; I bore the loss myself. And you demanded…
  • Philippians 4:11–12I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. I am accustomed to any and every situation—to being filled and…
  • Exodus 2:10When the child had grown older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and explained, “I drew him out of the water.”
  • Hebrews 11:25He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.
  • Exodus 4:20–25So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand. The LORD instructed Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all…
  • Exodus 18:2–6After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her, along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.” The other son…
  • James 1:10But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
  • 1 Timothy 6:6Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
  • Numbers 12:1Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.

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