Exodus 18:2

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

Exodus 18:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,
ESV
2 Now Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, had taken Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her home,
NLT
2 Earlier, Moses had sent his wife, Zipporah, and his two sons back to Jethro, who had taken them in.
MSG
2 Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, had taken in Zipporah, Moses' wife who had been sent back home,
CSB
2 Now Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, had taken in Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,

Exodus 18:2 In-Context

1 Now Jethro, the priest of Midian and father-in-law of Moses, heard of everything God had done for Moses and for his people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.
2 After Moses had sent away his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro received her
3 and her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land”;
4 and the other was named Eliezer, for he said, “My father’s God was my helper; he saved me from the sword of Pharaoh.”
5 Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, together with Moses’ sons and wife, came to him in the wilderness, where he was camped near the mountain of God.

Cross References 1

  • 1. S Exodus 2:21; Exodus 4:25
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