Exodus
Exodus 18:2
2After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After | אַחַ֖ר | ’a·ḥar | Adverb | H310 behind |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֑ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| had sent back | שִׁלּוּחֶֽיהָ׃ | šil·lū·ḥe·hā | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H7964 dismissal, divorce, dower |
| his wife | אֵ֣שֶׁת | ’ê·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H802 woman, wife, female |
| Zipporah | צִפֹּרָ֖ה | ṣip·pō·rāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6855 Tsipporah |
| father-in-law | חֹתֵ֣ן | ḥō·ṯên | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2859 wife's father |
| Jethro | יִתְרוֹ֙ | yiṯ·rōw | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3503 Jethro |
| had received her | וַיִּקַּ֗ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.