Exodus 18:2

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her,”

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BSBPD

“After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, taketh Zipporah, wife of Moses, besides her parents,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Exodus 18:2 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 2:21Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.
  2. Exodus 4:25But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said.

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