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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 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="/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="/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="/lsb/exodus/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Moses was willing to settle down 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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/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.<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="/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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/2.htm">Majority 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="/web/exodus/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter. <div class="vheading2"><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.<div class="vheading2"><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><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Moses agreed to stay with him, and the man gave Moses his daughter Zipporah in marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave Moses his daughter Zipporah in marriage.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><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><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.<div class="vheading2"><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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/2-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=344" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/2.htm">Moses Flees to Midian</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>“So where is he?” their father asked. “Why did you leave the man behind? Invite him to have something to eat.” <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><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="reftext">22</span>And she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, “I have become a foreigner in a foreign land.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-29.htm">Acts 7:29</a></span><br />At this remark, Moses fled to the land of Midian, where he lived as a foreigner and had two sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/12-1.htm">Numbers 12:1</a></span><br />Then Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married, for he had taken a Cushite wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/18-2.htm">Exodus 18:2-3</a></span><br />After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her, / along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/4-11.htm">Judges 4:11</a></span><br />Now Heber the Kenite had moved away from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses, and had pitched his tent by the great tree of Zaanannim, which was near Kedesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-67.htm">Genesis 24:67</a></span><br />And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah as his wife. And Isaac loved her and was comforted after his mother’s death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/29-18.htm">Genesis 29:18-20</a></span><br />Since Jacob loved Rachel, he answered, “I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.” / Laban replied, “Better that I give her to you than to another. Stay here with me.” / So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, yet it seemed but a few days because of his love for her.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/41-45.htm">Genesis 41:45</a></span><br />Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-paneah, and he gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On, to be his wife. And Joseph took charge of all the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-27.htm">1 Samuel 18:27</a></span><br />David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a></span><br />For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-24.htm">Matthew 1:24</a></span><br />When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and embraced Mary as his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-10.htm">1 Corinthians 7:10-11</a></span><br />To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. / But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-31.htm">Ephesians 5:31</a></span><br />“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-7.htm">1 Peter 3:7</a></span><br />Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/16-3.htm">Genesis 16:3</a></span><br />So after he had lived in Canaan for ten years, his wife Sarai took her Egyptian maidservant Hagar and gave her to Abram to be his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-20.htm">Genesis 25:20</a></span><br />and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah, the daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan-aram and the sister of Laban the Aramean.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.</p><p class="hdg">content.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/2-10.htm">Exodus 2:10</a></b></br> And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/31-38.htm">Genesis 31:38-40</a></b></br> This twenty years <i>have</i> I <i>been</i> with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/4-11.htm">Philippians 4:11,12</a></b></br> Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, <i>therewith</i> to be content… </p><p class="hdg">Zipporah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/4-20.htm">Exodus 4:20-25</a></b></br> And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/18-2.htm">Exodus 18:2-6</a></b></br> Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/12-1.htm">Numbers 12:1</a></b></br> And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/34-24.htm">Agreed</a> <a href="/acts/18-20.htm">Consented</a> <a href="/genesis/37-27.htm">Content</a> <a href="/exodus/2-10.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/genesis/49-13.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/genesis/41-45.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/exodus/2-17.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/genesis/24-8.htm">Willing</a> <a href="/exodus/18-2.htm">Zipporah</a> <a href="/exodus/18-2.htm">Zippo'rah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/8-12.htm">Agreed</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-8.htm">Consented</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-20.htm">Content</a> <a href="/exodus/6-23.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/exodus/8-21.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-16.htm">Happy</a> <a href="/exodus/21-10.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/exodus/2-22.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/exodus/10-27.htm">Willing</a> <a href="/exodus/2-22.htm">Zipporah</a> <a href="/exodus/4-25.htm">Zippo'rah</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-1.htm">Moses is born, and placed in a basket in the reeds of Nile.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-5.htm">He is found, and brought up by Pharaoh's daughter;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-7.htm">who employs his mother to nurse him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-11.htm">He kills an Egyptian.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-13.htm">He reproves a Hebrew.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">He flees into Midian, and marries Zipporah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-22.htm">Gershom is born.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">God respects the Israelites' cry.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><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> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Moses agreed to stay with the man</b><br>Moses, having fled from Egypt after killing an Egyptian, finds refuge in Midian. The "man" refers to Reuel, also known as Jethro, a priest of Midian. This agreement signifies Moses' acceptance of a new life away from Egypt, highlighting a period of preparation and transformation. The Midianites were descendants of Abraham through Keturah, indicating a shared heritage with Moses. This connection may have facilitated Moses' acceptance into Jethro's household. The act of staying with Jethro symbolizes a divine provision and protection for Moses during his exile.<p><b>and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage</b><br>Jethro's giving of his daughter Zipporah to Moses signifies a formal alliance and acceptance into the Midianite community. In ancient Near Eastern culture, marriage often involved familial alliances and was a means of securing social and economic stability. Zipporah's marriage to Moses also foreshadows the blending of cultures and peoples that will occur as the Israelites journey to the Promised Land. This union is significant as it introduces Zipporah, who plays a crucial role in Moses' life, particularly in the episode of circumcising their son, which underscores the importance of covenantal faithfulness. The marriage can also be seen as a type of Christ's union with the Church, where Christ, like Moses, takes a bride from among the Gentiles.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>A Hebrew by birth, raised in Pharaoh's palace, who fled Egypt after killing an Egyptian. He is a central figure in the Old Testament, chosen by God to lead the Israelites out of slavery.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zipporah.htm">Zipporah</a></b><br>The daughter of Jethro (also known as Reuel), a Midianite priest. She becomes Moses' wife and plays a role in his life and mission.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jethro.htm">Jethro (Reuel)</a></b><br>A priest of Midian and father of Zipporah. He provides refuge to Moses and later offers him wise counsel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/midian.htm">Midian</a></b><br>A region where Moses finds refuge after fleeing Egypt. It is here that he encounters Jethro and his family.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/marriage.htm">Marriage</a></b><br>The event of Moses marrying Zipporah signifies a new chapter in his life, establishing familial ties in Midian.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_providence_in_relationships.htm">Divine Providence in Relationships</a></b><br>Moses' marriage to Zipporah is a reminder of how God orchestrates relationships for His purposes. Believers can trust God to guide their relational paths.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_in_the_wilderness.htm">Preparation in the Wilderness</a></b><br>Moses' time in Midian was a period of preparation. Similarly, God often uses seasons of waiting and obscurity to prepare us for future tasks.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_integration_and_influence.htm">Cultural Integration and Influence</a></b><br>Moses' integration into Midianite society through marriage shows the importance of understanding and respecting different cultures while maintaining one's faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_as_a_support_system.htm">Family as a Support System</a></b><br>Zipporah and Jethro become crucial support figures in Moses' life, illustrating the importance of family and community in fulfilling God's calling.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_moses_father_any_children.htm">Did Moses father any children?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_zipporah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Zipporah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_moses'_wife,_zipporah.htm">Who was Zipporah, Moses' wife, in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jethro_embrace_yahweh.htm">If Jethro was a Midianite priest (Exodus 18:1), how could he seemingly embrace Yahweh while Midianites appear as enemies in other passages? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">Moses was content to dwell with the man.</span>--Reuel must have been so pleased with the manner and appearance of Moses that he invited him to take service with him--perhaps to share his tent. Moses consented, and in course of time took to wife Zipporah, one of Reuel's daughters. Marriage with the Midianites was allowed, even under the Law. It has been conjectured that Reuel might have communicated to Moses traditions, or even documents concerning their common ancestor, Abraham, and his family. But there is nothing to indicate the use of letters at this early date by the Midianites.<span class= "bld"><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Moses was content to dwell with the man</span>. Moses had fled from Egypt without any definite plan, simply to save his life, and had now to determine how he would obtain a subsistence. Received into Reuel's house, or tent, pleased with the man and with his family, he consented to stay with him, probably entered into his service, as Jacob into Laban's (<a href="/genesis/29-15.htm">Genesis 29:15-20</a>), kept his sheep, or otherwise made himself useful (see <a href="/exodus/3-1.htm">Exodus 3:1</a>); and in course of time Reuel <span class="cmt_word">gave Moses his daughter</span>, accepted him for his son-in-law, so that he became not merely a member of his household, but of his family, was adopted probably into the tribe, so that he could not quit it without permission (<a href="/exodus/4-18.htm">Exodus 4:18</a>), and, so far as his own intention went, cast in his lot with the Midianites, with whom he meant henceforth to live and die. Such vague ideas as he may previously have entertained of his "mission" had passed away; he had been "disillusioned" by his ill-success, and now looked forward to nothing but a life of peaceful obscurity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/2-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֶׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">agreed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיּ֥וֹאֶל</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·w·’el)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2974.htm">Strong's 2974: </a> </span><span class="str2">To show willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake (to do anything)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to stay</span><br /><span class="heb">לָשֶׁ֣בֶת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·še·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the man,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאִ֑ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he gave</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתֵּ֛ן</span> <span class="translit">(way·yit·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his daughter</span><br /><span class="heb">בִתּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇit·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Zipporah</span><br /><span class="heb">צִפֹּרָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣip·pō·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6855.htm">Strong's 6855: </a> </span><span class="str2">Zipporah -- 'bird', Moses' wife</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Moses in marriage.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמֹשֶֽׁה׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mō·šeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4872.htm">Strong's 4872: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/2-21.htm">Exodus 2:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/2-21.htm">Exodus 2:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/2-21.htm">Exodus 2:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/2-21.htm">Exodus 2:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/2-21.htm">Exodus 2:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/2-21.htm">Exodus 2:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/2-21.htm">Exodus 2:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/2-21.htm">Exodus 2:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/2-21.htm">Exodus 2:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/2-21.htm">Exodus 2:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/2-21.htm">OT Law: Exodus 2:21 Moses was content to dwell (Exo. 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