Exodus 2:21
“And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.”
Exodus 2:21 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And Moses swore that he would dwell with him. And he took Sephora his daughter to wife:
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
- DARBYDarby
- And Moses consented to remain with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Moses is willing to dwell with the man, and he giveth Zipporah his daughter to Moses,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Moses agreed to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah in marriage.
Context: Exodus 2
19And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.
20And 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.
21And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
22And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
23And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
About Exodus 2: Moses Flees to Midian
Moses kills an Egyptian and flees to Midian, where he marries Zipporah and has a son.
Commentary
Exodus chapter 2 is the story of Moses' birth and his rescue from the Nile River. It begins with the birth of Moses to Amram and Jochebed, who were of the tribe of Levi. Pharaoh had commanded that all male Hebrew children be thrown into the Nile, so Jochebed placed Moses in a basket and set him afloat in the river. Pharaoh's daughter found the basket and took Moses in as her own son.