Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, will take Zipporah, Moses' wife, after her sending forth,
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],
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,
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
Laqach
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 18:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jethro's Visit
1 And Jethro, priest of Midian, the father-in-law of Moses, will hear all which God did to Moses and to Israel his people, for Jehovah brought forth Israel out of Egypt: 2 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, will take Zipporah, Moses' wife, after her sending forth, 3 And her two sons, which the name of the one Gershom, for he said I was a stranger in a strange land;
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 2:21
And Moses will be contented to dwell with the man, and he will give Zipporah his daughter to Moses.
Exodus 4:25-26
And Zipporah will take a stone, and will cut off the uncircumcision her son, and will come to his feet, and will say, For a spouse of bloods, thou to me.