Exodus 2:21 “Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah t…”

Exodus 2:21

Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

American Standard Version

And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Moses agreed to dwell with the man: who gaue vnto Moses Zipporah his daughter:

Darby Translation

And Moses consented to remain with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

Young's Literal Translation

And Moses is willing to dwell with the man, and he giveth Zipporah his daughter to Moses,

Bible in Basic English

And Moses was happy to go on living with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.

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Cross references

“content”

Genesis 31:38–40 Hebrews 13:5 Exodus 2:10 1 Timothy 6:6 Hebrews 11:25 James 1:10

Genesis 31:38–40 · BSB

I have been with you for twenty years now. Your sheep and goats have not miscarried, nor have I eaten the rams of your flock.

Hebrews 13:5 · BSB

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

Exodus 2:10 · BSB

When the child had grown older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and explained, “I drew him out of the water.”

1 Timothy 6:6 · BSB

Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.

Hebrews 11:25 · BSB

He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin.

James 1:10 · BSB

But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

“Zipporah”

Exodus 4:20–25 Exodus 18:2–6 Numbers 12:1

Exodus 4:20–25 · BSB

So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand.

Exodus 18:2–6 · BSB

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

Numbers 12:1 · BSB

Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

20“So where is he?” their father asked. “Why did you leave the man behind? Invite him to have something to eat.”

22And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”

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