Exodus 18:2 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 18:2

Jethro’s Advice

1 And ^aJethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that ^bGod had done for Moses and for Israel His people—that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt.

2 Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took ^aZipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,

3 with her ^atwo sons, of whom the name of one was¹ Gershom (for he said, ^b“I have been a stranger in a foreign land”)

4 and the name of the other was¹ Eliezer (for he said, “The God of my father was my ^ahelp, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh”);

5 and Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses in the wilderness, where he was encamped at ^athe mountain of God.

6 Now he had said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her.”

7 So Moses ^awent out to meet his father-in-law, bowed down, and ^bkissed him. And they asked each other about their well-being, and they went into the tent.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 18:2

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

Amplified® Bible
Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after Moses had sent her back [to her father],

Contemporary English Version
In the meantime, Moses had sent his wife Zipporah and her two sons to stay with Jethro, and he had welcomed them. Moses was still a foreigner in Midian when his first son was born, and so Moses said, "I'll name him Gershom." When his second son was born, Moses said, "I'll name him Eliezer, because the God my father worshiped has saved me from the king of Egypt."

Darby English Version
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,

Good News Bible
So he came to Moses, bringing with him Moses' wife Zipporah, who had been left behind,

King James Version
Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took 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,

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

New King James Version
Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Moses' wife Zipporah, after he had sent her away,

Revised Standard Version
Now Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, had taken Zippo'rah, 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,

New English Translation
Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Moses’ wife Zipporah after he had sent her back,

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