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Exodus 2:21 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Exodus 2:21 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 2 verse 21 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.”
Exodus 2:21 (KJV)
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Commentary on Exodus 2:21
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter (וַיּוֹאֶל מֹשֶׁה לָשֶׁבֶת אֶת־הָאִישׁ וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־צִפֹּרָה בִתּוֹ לְמֹשֶׁה, vayo'el Mosheh lashevet et-ha'ish vayiten et-Tsiporah vito leMosheh)—Was content (וַיּוֹאֶל, vayo'el, "agreed/was willing") suggests Moses found peace in Midian after Egypt's turmoil. Gave Moses Zipporah his daughter (צִפֹּרָה, Tsiporah, "bird") establishes marriage covenant. Zipporah will play crucial roles: saving Moses' life (4:24-26), being sent away and reunited (18:2-6), and bearing Moses' sons. Marriage into Jethro's priestly...
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Cross-References for Exodus 2:21
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“content with such things as you have”
“and I haven't eaten the rams of your flocks.”
“and set them on a donkey”
“for I have learned in whatever state I am”
“than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a time;”
“But godliness with contentment is great gain.”
“Moses' father-in-law”
“in that he is made humble”
“and she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter”
“And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman.”