Exodus 2:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖ה
(mo·sheh)
4872: a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiverfrom mashah
was willingוַיֹּ֥ואֶל
(vai·yo·v·'el)
2974: to show willingness, be pleased, determine, undertake (to do anything)a prim. root
to dwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶת
(la·she·vet)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
with the man,הָאִ֑ישׁ
(ha·'ish;)
376: manfrom an unused word
and he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֛ן
(vai·yit·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
his daughterבִתֹּ֖ו
(vit·tov)
1323: daughterfrom ben
Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֥ה
(tzip·po·rah)
6855: "bird," Moses' wifefrom the same as tsippor
to Moses.לְמֹשֶֽׁה׃
(le·mo·sheh.)
4872: a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiverfrom mashah


















KJV Lexicon
And Moses
Mosheh  (mo-sheh')
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses.
was content
ya'al  (yaw-al')
to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition -- assay, begin, be content, please, take upon, willingly, would.
to dwell
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
with the man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
and he gave
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Moses
Mosheh  (mo-sheh')
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses.
Zipporah
Tsipporah  (tsip-po-raw')
bird; Tsipporah, Moses' wife -- Zipporah.
his daughter
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Moses was willing to dwell with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.

King James Bible
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.

International Standard Version
Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.

NET Bible
Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Moses decided to stay with the man. So Reuel gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses as his wife.

King James 2000 Bible
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
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