Parallel Verses
King James Version
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
New American Standard Bible
Holman Bible
Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah
International Standard Version
Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.
A Conservative Version
And Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
American Standard Version
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
Amplified
Moses was willing to remain with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah [to be his wife].
Bible in Basic English
And Moses was happy to go on living with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
Darby Translation
And Moses consented to remain with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
Julia Smith Translation
And Moses will be contented to dwell with the man, and he will give Zipporah his daughter to Moses.
King James 2000
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.
Modern King James verseion
And Moses was content to live with the man. And he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Moses was content to dwell with the man. And he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter which bare a son,
NET Bible
Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.
New Heart English Bible
Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.
The Emphasized Bible
And Moses was well-pleased to dwell with the man, - and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.
Webster
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
World English Bible
Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Moses is willing to dwell with the man, and he giveth Zipporah his daughter to Moses,
Themes
Jethro » Moses spent forty years of exile with, and married his daughter
Topics
Interlinear
Ya'al
Yashab
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 2:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Moses In Midian
20 And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread. 21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. 22 And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Cross References
Genesis 31:38-40
This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.
Exodus 2:10
And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
Exodus 4:20-25
And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand.
Exodus 18:2-6
Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,
Numbers 12:1
And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.
Philippians 4:11-12
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
1 Timothy 6:6
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Hebrews 11:25
Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
Hebrews 13:5
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
James 1:10
But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.