Parallel Verses
King James Version
Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,
New American Standard Bible
Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Moses’ wife
Holman Bible
Now Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, had taken in Zipporah,
International Standard Version
Now Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, had taken back Moses' wife Zipporah after she had been sent away,
A Conservative Version
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
American Standard Version
And Jethro, Moses father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses wife, after he had sent her away,
Amplified
Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Moses’ wife Zipporah, after he had sent her away [from Egypt],
Bible in Basic English
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
Darby Translation
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,
Julia Smith Translation
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, will take Zipporah, Moses' wife, after her sending forth,
King James 2000
Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, took Zipporah the wife of Moses after her sending away,
Modern King James verseion
then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after she was sent back;
NET Bible
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Moses' wife Zipporah after he had sent her back,
New Heart English Bible
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
The Emphasized Bible
So Jethro, Moses father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses wife, - after she had been sent home;
Webster
Then Jethro, Moses's father-in-law, took Zipporah Moses's wife, after he had sent her back,
World English Bible
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
Youngs Literal Translation
and Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, taketh Zipporah, wife of Moses, besides her parents,
Themes
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » Jethro's visit
moses » Joined by his family in the wilderness
Zipporah » Separates from moses, is brought again to him by her father
Topics
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 18:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jethro's Visit
1 When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt; 2 Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back, 3 And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 2:21
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
Exodus 4:25-26
Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.