Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
New American Standard Bible
Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Moses’ wife
King James Version
Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,
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],
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 Now news came to Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, of all God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, and how the Lord had taken Israel out of Egypt. 2 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away, 3 And her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, for he said, I have been living in a strange land:
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 2:21
And Moses was happy to go on living with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
Exodus 4:25-26
Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cutting off the skin of her son's private parts, and touching his feet with it, she said, Truly you are a husband of blood to me.