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Exodus 2:18-22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Exodus 2:18-22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
18 When they returned to their father Reuel[a](A) he asked, “Why have you come back so quickly today?”
19 They answered, “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock.”
20 “So where is he?” he asked his daughters. “Why then did you leave the man behind? Invite him to eat dinner.”
21 Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah(B) to Moses in marriage. 22 She gave birth to a son whom he named Gershom, for he said, “I have been a foreigner(C) in a foreign land.”[b]
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- Exodus 2:18 Jethro’s clan or last name was Reuel; Ex 3:1.
- Exodus 2:22 In Hb the name Gershom sounds like the phrase “a stranger there.”
Exodus 2:18-22
New International Version
Exodus 2:18-22
New International Version
18 When the girls returned to Reuel(A) their father, he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?”
19 They answered, “An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock.”
20 “And where is he?” Reuel asked his daughters. “Why did you leave him? Invite him to have something to eat.”(B)
21 Moses agreed to stay with the man, who gave his daughter Zipporah(C) to Moses in marriage. 22 Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom,[a](D) saying, “I have become a foreigner(E) in a foreign land.”
Footnotes
- Exodus 2:22 Gershom sounds like the Hebrew for a foreigner there.
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