Exodus 2:21
19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.
20 And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
22 And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
23 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.
- KJV
- And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
- WEB
- Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.
- ASV
- And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
- DARBY
- And Moses consented to remain with the man; and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
- BLB
- And Moses was willing to dwell with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.
- ÅB
- Og Moses samtykket i å bli hos mannen; og han lot Moses få sin datter Sippora til hustru.
- OTB
- Moses gikk med på å bli hos mannen, som ga sin datter Sippora til Moses som hans kone.
- B1930
- Og Moses samtykket i å bli hos mannen; og han lot Moses få sin datter Sippora til hustru.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 31:38–40
This twenty years have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.
Read in contextHebrews 13:5
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
Read in context1 Timothy 6:6
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Read in contextExodus 2:10
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.
Read in contextExodus 18:2–6
Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,
Read in contextHebrews 11:25
Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;
Read in contextExodus 4:20–25
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.
Read in contextPhilippians 4:11–12
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
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