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Exodus 18:2

Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,

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וַיִּקַּ֗חvayiqachand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and take”, the next action in the storyH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.יִתְרוֹ֙yitrvoJethro. Compare H3500יִתְרוֹnoun, proper name — “Jethro. Compare H3500”H3503Jethro, Moses' father-in-lawJethro. Compare H3500 (יֶתֶר).חֹתֵ֣ןchotenjoin in affinityחָתַןverb, qal, participle, construct — “join in affinity”, a verb used as a describing wordH2859to give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriagejoin in affinity, father in law, make marriages, mother in law, son in law.מֹשֶׁ֔הmoshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).צִפֹּרָ֖הtsiporahZipporahצִפֹּרָהnoun, proper name — “Zipporah”H6855Tsipporah, Moses' wifeZipporah.אֵ֣שֶׁתesheteachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.מֹשֶׁ֑הmoshehMosesמֹשֶׁהnoun, proper name — “Moses”H4872Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverMoses.אַחַ֖רacharafterאַחַרpreposition — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…שִׁלּוּחֶֽיהָshilucheyhapresentsשִׁלּוּחַnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “presents”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7964(only in plural) a dismissal, i.e. (of a wife) divorce (especially the document); also (of a daughter) dowerpresents, have sent back.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,

Young’s Literal Translation

and Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, taketh Zipporah, wife of Moses, besides her parents,

World English Bible

Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,

Darby Translation

And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,

Douay-Rheims

He took Sephora the wife of Moses whom he had sent back:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Jothor the father-in-law of Moses, took Sepphora the wife of Moses after she had been sent away,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔλαβε δὲ Ἰοθὸρ ὁ γαμβρὸς Μωυσῆ Σεπφώραν τὴν γυναῖκα Μωυσῆ μετὰ τὴν ἄφεσιν αὐτῆς,