Exodus 18:2
Strong's Lexicon
After
אַחַ֖ר (’a·ḥar)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 310: 1) after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time) 1a) as an adverb 1a1) behind (of place) 1a2) afterwards (of time) 1b) as a preposition 1b1) behind, after (of place) 1b2) after (of time) 1b3) besides 1c) as a conjunction 1c) after that 1d) as a substantive 1d1) hinder part 1e) with other prepositions 1e1) from behind 1e2) from following after

Moses
מֹשֶׁ֑ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4872: Moses = 'drawn' 1) the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus

had sent back
שִׁלּוּחֶֽיהָ׃ (šil·lū·ḥe·hā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7964: 1) sending away, parting gift 1a) sending away 1b) parting gift

his wife
אֵ֣שֶׁת (’ê·šeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun)

Zipporah,
צִפֹּרָ֖ה (ṣip·pō·rāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6855: Zipporah = 'bird' 1) daughter of Reuel or Jethro, wife of Moses, and mother of Gershom and Eliezer

[his]
מֹשֶׁ֔ה (mō·šeh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4872: Moses = 'drawn' 1) the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus

אֶת־ (’eṯ-)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

father-in-law
חֹתֵ֣ן (ḥō·ṯên)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2859: 1) to become a son-in-law, make oneself a daughter's husband 1a) (Qal) wife's father, wife's mother, father-in-law, mother-in- law (participle) 1b) (Hithpael) to make oneself a daughter's husband

Jethro
יִתְרוֹ֙ (yiṯ·rōw)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3503: Jethro = 'his abundance' 1) father-in-law of Moses; also 'Jether'

had taken her in,
וַיִּקַּ֗ח (way·yiq·qaḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3947: 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her,

Young's Literal Translation
and Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, taketh Zipporah, wife of Moses, besides her parents,

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

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,
Parallel Verses
New International Version
After Moses had sent away his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro received her

New Living Translation
Earlier, Moses had sent his wife, Zipporah, and his two sons back to Jethro, who had taken them in.

English Standard Version
Now Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, had taken Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her home,

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,

American Standard Version
And Jethro, Moses father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses wife, after he had sent her away,

English Revised Version
And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,

Young's Literal Translation
and Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, taketh Zipporah, wife of Moses, besides her parents,
















Cross References
Exodus 2:21
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

Exodus 4:25
Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.

Exodus 1:1
Now these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

Exodus 18:1
When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;

Exodus 17:16
For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn that the LORD will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.

Exodus 17:15
And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:

Exodus 18:3
And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:

Exodus 18:4
And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:

Exodus 18:5
And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:
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