Exodus 18:2

Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,

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WEBBE

Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,

BSB

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

KJV

Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,

ASV

And Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,

BBE

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

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–6

Jethro came to rejoice with Moses in the happiness of Israel, and to bring his wife and children to him. Moses must have his family with him, that while he ruled the church of God, he might set a good example in family government, 1Ti 3:5.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.