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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Exodus 2:21 Parallel: And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.</title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/parallel/exodus/2-21.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new5.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/exodus/2-21.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmstr/exodus/2-21.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="http://biblehub.com/tools.htm">Parallel</a> > Exodus 2:21</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../exodus/2-20.htm" title="Exodus 2:20">◄</a> Exodus 2:21 <a href="../exodus/2-22.htm" title="Exodus 2:22">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Moses agreed to stay with the man, who gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Moses accepted the invitation, and he settled there with him. In time, Reuel gave Moses his daughter Zipporah to be his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/2.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Moses was willing to live with the man. And he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Moses was willing to dwell with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Moses was willing to dwell with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Moses was willing to remain with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah [to be his wife].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Moses agreed to stay on with Jethro, who later let his daughter Zipporah marry Moses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So Moses decided to live there, and Jethro gave him his daughter Zipporah in marriage, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Moses decided to stay with the man. So Reuel gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses as his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.</div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Moses was content to live with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/exodus/2.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And Moses was content to dwell with the man. And he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter in marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/exodus/2.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/exodus/2.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />And Moses was content to live with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/exodus/2.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses consented to remain with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/exodus/2.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />And Moses agreed to dwell with the man: who gaue vnto Moses Zipporah his daughter:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/exodus/2.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />And Moyses was content to dwell with the man: & he gaue Moyses Sephora his daughter:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/exodus/2.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />And Moses was content to dwell with the man. And he gaue Moses his doughter Zipora,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tyndale/exodus/2.htm">Tyndale Bible of 1526</a></span><br />And Moses was content to dwell with the man. And he gaue Moses Zipora his doughter</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Moses is willing to dwell with the man, and he gives his daughter Zipporah to Moses,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Moses is willing to dwell with the man, and he giveth Zipporah his daughter to Moses,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Moses will be contented to dwell with the man, and he will give Zipporah his daughter to Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Moses swore that he would dwell with him. And he took Sephora his daughter to wife: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, Moses swore that he would live with him. And he accepted his daughter Zipporah as a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Moshe agreed to sit with the man, and he gave him Tsepura his daughter as a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Moses was content to dwell with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Moses was content to dwell with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Moses was established with the man, and he gave Sepphora his daughter to Moses to wife.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/exodus/2.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: mō·šeh (N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/2974.htm" title="2974: way·yō·w·’el (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to yield, especially assent; hence To undertake as an act of volition.">agreed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: lā·še·ḇeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">to stay</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">the man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·tên (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and he gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ḇit·tōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">his daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/6855.htm" title="6855: ṣip·pō·rāh (N-proper-fs) -- Bird, Moses' wife. Feminine of tsippowr; bird; Tsipporah, Moses' wife.">Zipporah</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872: lə·mō·šeh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- A great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver. From mashah; drawing out, i.e. Rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver.">to Moses in marriage.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/exodus/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872. Mosheh (mo-sheh') -- a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver">And Moses</a><a href="/hebrew/2974.htm" title="2974. ya'al (yaw-al') -- to show willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake (to do anything)"> is willing</a><a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427. yashab (yaw-shab') -- to sit, remain, dwell"> to dwell</a><a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854. 'eth (ayth) -- with (denoting proximity)"> with</a><a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man"> the man</a><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414. nathan (naw-than') -- to give, put, set">, and he giveth</a><a href="/hebrew/6855.htm" title="6855. Tsipporah (tsip-po-raw') -- "bird," Moses' wife"> Zipporah</a><a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323. bath (bath) -- daughter"> his daughter</a><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872. Mosheh (mo-sheh') -- a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver"> to Moses,</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/exodus/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="מֹשֶׁה np 4872">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/2974.htm" title="יאל_2 vhw3msXa 2974"> agreed</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="ישׁב vqc 3427"> stay</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="אֵת_2 Pp 854"> with</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"> man</a>, <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="נתן vqw3ms 5414"> he gave</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ֹו psn3ms"> his</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="בַּת_1 ncfsc 1323"> daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/6855.htm" title="צִפֹּרָה np 6855"> Zipporah</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="מֹשֶׁה np 4872"> Moses</a> in marriage.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/exodus/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872. Mosheh (mo-sheh') -- a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/2974.htm" title="2974. ya'al (yaw-al') -- to show willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake (to do anything)">was willing</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427. yashab (yaw-shab') -- to sit, remain, dwell">to dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man">with the man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414. nathan (naw-than') -- to give, put, set">and he gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323. bath (bath) -- daughter">his daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/6855.htm" title="6855. Tsipporah (tsip-po-raw') -- 'bird,' Moses' wife">Zipporah</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872. Mosheh (mo-sheh') -- a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver">to Moses.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/exodus/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872. Mosheh (mo-sheh') -- a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver">And Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/2974.htm" title="2974. ya'al (yaw-al') -- to show willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake (to do anything)">was content</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427. yashab (yaw-shab') -- to sit, remain, dwell">to dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man">with the man:</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414. nathan (naw-than') -- to give, put, set">and he gave</a> <a href="/hebrew/4872.htm" title="4872. Mosheh (mo-sheh') -- a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiver">Moses</a> <a href="/hebrew/6855.htm" title="6855. Tsipporah (tsip-po-raw') -- 'bird,' Moses' wife">Zipporah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323. bath (bath) -- daughter">his daughter.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../exodus/2-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Exodus 2:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Exodus 2:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../exodus/2-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Exodus 2:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Exodus 2:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>