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Exodus 2:21 Interlinear

“was content And Moses to dwell with the man and he gave Zipporah his daughter And Moses”

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Exodus 2 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיּ֥וֹאֶל	H2974	was content	properly, to yield, especially assent; hence (pos.) to undertake as an act of volition
2	לְמֹשֶֽׁה׃	H4872	And Moses	mosheh, the israelite lawgiver
3	לָשֶׁ֣בֶת	H3427	to dwell	properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
4	אֶת	H854		properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc
5	הָאִ֑ישׁ	H376	with the man	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)
6	וַיִּתֵּ֛ן	H5414	and he gave	to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
7	אֶת	H853		properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
8	צִפֹּרָ֥ה	H6855	Zipporah	tsipporah, moses wife
9	בִתּ֖וֹ	H1323	his daughter	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
10	לְמֹשֶֽׁה׃	H4872	And Moses	mosheh, the israelite lawgiver

Exodus 2:21 (current)was content And Moses to dwell with the man and he gave Zipporah his daughter And Moses