Exodus 18:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Jethro,יִתְרֹו֙
(yit·rov)
3503: Moses' father-in-lawfrom yathar
Moses'מֹשֶׁ֔ה
(mo·sheh,)
4872: a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiverfrom mashah
father-in-law, 
 
2860b: wife's father or motherfrom the same as chathan
tookוַיִּקַּ֗ח
(vai·yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
Moses'מֹשֶׁ֑ה
(mo·sheh;)
4872: a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiverfrom mashah
wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת
(e·shet)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
Zipporah,צִפֹּרָ֖ה
(tzip·po·rah)
6855: "bird," Moses' wifefrom the same as tsippor
afterאַחַ֖ר
(a·char)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
he had sent her away, 
 
7971: to senda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Then Jethro
Yithrow  (yith-ro')
his excellence; Jethro, Moses' father-in-law -- Jethro.
Moses'
Mosheh  (mo-sheh')
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses.
father in law
chathan  (khaw-than')
to give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage -- join in affinity, father in law, make marriages, mother in law, son in law.
took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
Zipporah
Tsipporah  (tsip-po-raw')
bird; Tsipporah, Moses' wife -- Zipporah.
Moses'
Mosheh  (mo-sheh')
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses.
wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
he had sent her back
shilluwach  (shil-loo'-akh)
(only in plural) a dismissal, i.e. (of a wife) divorce (especially the document); also (of a daughter) dower -- presents, have sent back.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Moses' wife Zipporah, after he had sent her away,

King James Bible
Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Now Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, had taken in Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,

International Standard Version
Now Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, had taken back Moses' wife Zipporah after she had been sent away,

NET Bible
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Moses' wife Zipporah after he had sent her back,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When Moses had sent away his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had taken her in,

King James 2000 Bible
Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,
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