Parallel Verses
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,
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
Laqach
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 18:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jethro's Visit
1
Jethro was the priest of Midian and the father-in-law of Moses. He heard what Jehovah God had done for Moses and his people, after rescuing them from Egypt.
2 Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Moses’ wife
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 2:21
Moses was content to live with the man. He gave Moses his daughter Zipporah.
Exodus 4:25-26
Zipporah took a flint and cut off her son's foreskin and threw it at Moses' feet. She said: You are indeed a bridegroom of blood to me.