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THE MESSAGE
Exodus 2:21
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Moshe was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moshe Tzipporah, his daughter.
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
And Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.
Moses agreed to stay with Jethro, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses to be his wife.
Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.
Moses was willing to remain with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah [to be his wife].
And Moses was willing to live with the man. And he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
And Moses agreed to dwell with the man: who gaue vnto Moses Zipporah his daughter:
And Moses was willing to settle down with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
Moses agreed to stay on with Jethro, who later let his daughter Zipporah marry Moses.
Moshe was glad to stay on with the man, and he gave Moshe his daughter Tzipporah in marriage.
And Moses consented to remain with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
Moses was happy to stay with that man. Reuel let Moses marry his daughter, Zipporah.
And Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah.
And Moses was content to dwell with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
So Moses decided to live there, and Jethro gave him his daughter Zipporah in marriage,
Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.
And Moses consented to live with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
And Moses was content to dwell with the man. And he gaue Moses his doughter Zipora,
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
And Moses was happy to go on living with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
And Moyses was content to dwell with the man: & he gaue Moyses Sephora his daughter:
And Moses was content to dwell with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
And Moses was content to dwel with the man, and he gaue Moses Zipporah his daughter.
And Moses was established with the man, and he gave Sepphora his daughter to Moses to wife.
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.
Therfor Moises swoor, that he wolde dwelle with Jetro; and he took a wijf, Sefora, `the douyter of Jetro.
And Moses is willing to dwell with the man, and he giveth Zipporah his daughter to Moses,
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.
Then Moses was content to live with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.
Moses accepted the invitation, and he settled there with him. In time, Reuel gave Moses his daughter Zipporah to be his wife.
Moses was willing to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah in marriage.
And Moses was well-pleased to dwell with the man, - and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.
And Moses swore that he would dwell with him. And he took Sephora his daughter to wife:
And Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zippo'rah.
Moses was willing to dwell with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
content: Exodus 2:10, Genesis 31:38-40, Philippians 4:11, Philippians 4:12, 1 Timothy 6:6, Hebrews 11:25, Hebrews 13:5, James 1:10
Zipporah: Exodus 4:20-25, Exodus 18:2-6, Numbers 12:1
Reciprocal: Genesis 29:9 - Rachel Exodus 3:1 - his father Exodus 18:1 - Jethro
Cross-References
David took the spear and water jug that were right beside Saul's head, and they slipped away. Not a soul saw. Not a soul knew. No one woke up! They all slept through the whole thing. A blanket of deep sleep from God had fallen on them.
"In a dream, for instance, a vision at night, when men and women are deep in sleep, fast asleep in their beds— God opens their ears and impresses them with warnings To turn them back from something bad they're planning, from some reckless choice, And keep them from an early grave, from the river of no return.
Life collapses on loafers; lazybones go hungry.
A Vision of a Ram and a Billy Goat "In King Belshazzar's third year as king, another vision came to me, Daniel. This was now the second vision. "In the vision, I saw myself in Susa, the capital city of the province Elam, standing at the Ulai Canal. Looking around, I was surprised to see a ram also standing at the gate. The ram had two huge horns, one bigger than the other, but the bigger horn was the last to appear. I watched as the ram charged: first west, then north, then south. No beast could stand up to him. He did just as he pleased, strutting as if he were king of the beasts. "While I was watching this, wondering what it all meant, I saw a billy goat with an immense horn in the middle of its forehead come up out of the west and fly across the whole country, not once touching the ground. The billy goat approached the double-horned ram that I had earlier seen standing at the gate and, enraged, charged it viciously. I watched as, mad with rage, it charged the ram and hit it so hard that it broke off its two horns. The ram didn't stand a chance against it. The billy goat knocked the ram to the ground and stomped all over it. Nothing could have saved the ram from the goat. "Then the billy goat swelled to an enormous size. At the height of its power its immense horn broke off and four other big horns sprouted in its place, pointing to the four points of the compass. And then from one of these big horns another horn sprouted. It started small, but then grew to an enormous size, facing south and east—toward lovely Palestine. The horn grew tall, reaching to the stars, the heavenly army, and threw some of the stars to the earth and stomped on them. It even dared to challenge the power of God, Prince of the Celestial Army! And then it threw out daily worship and desecrated the Sanctuary. As judgment against their sin, the holy people of God got the same treatment as the daily worship. The horn cast God's Truth aside. High-handed, it took over everything and everyone. "Then I overheard two holy angels talking. One asked, ‘How long is what we see here going to last—the abolishing of daily worship, this devastating judgment against sin, the kicking around of God's holy people and the Sanctuary?' "The other answered, ‘Over the course of 2,300 sacrifices, evening and morning. Then the Sanctuary will be set right again.' "While I, Daniel, was trying to make sense of what I was seeing, suddenly there was a humanlike figure standing before me. "Then I heard a man's voice from over by the Ulai Canal calling out, ‘Gabriel, tell this man what is going on. Explain the vision to him.' He came up to me, but when he got close I became terrified and fell facedown on the ground. "He said, ‘Understand that this vision has to do with the time of the end.' As soon as he spoke, I fainted, my face in the dirt. But he picked me up and put me on my feet.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Moses was content to dwell with the man,.... After he had been called and brought into the house, and had had some refreshment, and after some conversation had passed between them, and perhaps after some days' stay in Reuel's house; Reuel having observed his disposition and behaviour, and being delighted therewith, proposed to him to take up his residence with him, with which motion Moses was well pleased, and accepted of it:
and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter; to be his wife. It is not to be supposed that this was done directly; though both Philo u and Josephus w intimate as if it was done at first meeting together; but it is not likely that Reuel would dispose of his daughter so suddenly to a stranger, though he might at once entertain an high opinion of him; nor would Moses marry a woman directly he had so slender an acquaintance with, so little knowledge of her disposition, endowments of mind and religion. The Targum of Jonathan says it was at the end of ten years; and indeed forty years after this a son of his seems to have been young, having not till then been circumcised, Exodus 4:22. The author of the Life of Moses says x, that he was seventy seven years of age when he married Zipporah, which was but three years before he returned to Egypt. This circumstance of Moses's marrying Reuel's daughter is confirmed by Artapanus y an Heathen historian; and also by Demetrius z, and expressly calls her Sapphora, who he says was a daughter of Jother or Jethro; and likewise by Ezekiel the tragedian a.
u De Vita Mosis, l. 1. p. 611. w Antiqu. l. 2. c. 11. sect. 2. x Chronicon Mosis, fol. 9. 1. y Apud Euseb. Evangel. Praepar. l. 9. c. 27. p. 434. z Ib. c. 29. p. 439. a lb. c. 28.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Moses tells us nothing of what he may have learned from his father-in-law, but he must have found in him a man conversant with the traditions of the family of Abraham; nor is there any improbability in the supposition that, as hereditary priest, Reuel may have possessed written documents concerning their common ancestors.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Exodus 2:21. Zipporah his daughter. — Abul Farajius calls her "Saphura the black, daughter of Rewel the Midianite, the son of Dedan, the son of Abraham by his wife Keturah." The Targum calls her the granddaughter of Reuel. It appears that Moses obtained Zipporah something in the same way that Jacob obtained Rachel; namely, for the performance of certain services, probably keeping of sheep: see Exodus 3:1.
