Exodus 18:2 Go deeper

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

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וַיִּקַּ֗חvai.yi.Kachand he had taken

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Exodus 18:2 word 1

יִתְרוֹ֙yit.RoJethro

Lemma: יִתְרוֹ (yit.ro) · Strong's: H3503

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jethro

Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 3:1, Exodus 4:18, Exodus 18:1, Exodus 18:5, Exodus 18:6, Exodus 18:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3503; TAHOT Exodus 18:2 word 2

חֹתֵ֣ןcho.Ten[the] father-in-law of

Lemma: חֹתֵן (cho.ten) · Strong's: H2859A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)

Meaning: relative

Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 3:1, Exodus 4:18, Exodus 18:1, Exodus 18:5, Exodus 18:6, Exodus 18:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2859A; TAHOT Exodus 18:2 word 3

מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMoses

Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Moses

Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Exodus 18:2 word 4

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 18:2 word 5

צִפֹּרָ֖הtzi.po.RahZipporah

Lemma: צִפֹּרָה (tsip.po.rah) · Strong's: H6855

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Zipporah

Used 3 times. Also: Exodus 2:21, Exodus 4:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6855; TAHOT Exodus 18:2 word 6

אֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shet[the] wife of

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: woman: wife

Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Exodus 18:2 word 7

מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehMoses

Lemma: מֹשֶׁה (mo.sheh) · Strong's: H4872

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Moses

Used 766 times. Also: Exodus 2:10, Exodus 2:11, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:17, Exodus 2:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4872; TAHOT Exodus 18:2 word 8

אַחַ֖ר'a.Charafter

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Exodus 18:2 word 9

שִׁלּוּחֶֽיהָ\׃shi.lu.Chei.hadismissal<s> her

Lemma: שִׁלּוּחִים (shil.lu.ach) · Strong's: H7964

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: parting gift

Used 3 times. Also: 1 Kings 9:16, Micah 1:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7964; TAHOT Exodus 18:2 word 10

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

After	→	אַחַר H0310A after
Moses	→	מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses
had sent back	→	שִׁלּוּחִים H7964 parting gift
his wife	→	אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife
Zipporah	→	צִפֹּרָה H6855 Zipporah
[his]	→	מֹשֶׁה H4872 Moses
father-in-law	→	חֹתֵן H2859A relative
Jethro	→	יִתְרוֹ H3503 Jethro
had received her	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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