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Exodus 18:2

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 18:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Jethro, Moses` father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses` wife, after he had sent her away,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Jethro, Moses` father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses` wife, after he had sent her away,
Exodus 18:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses` father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, how that Jehovah had brought Israel out of Egypt.
2And Jethro, Moses` father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses` wife, after he had sent her away,
3and her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land:
4and the name of the other was Eliezer; for [he said], The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
5And Jethro, Moses` father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the mount of God:
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Then Jethro, Moses’s father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses’s wife, etc.] When he had heard of the above things, he determined to pay Moses a visit, and congratulate him on that account; and he took his daughter, the wife of Moses, along with him, to deliver her to her husband, to share with him in his cares and troubles; as to partake with him of his honours and dignity, so to bear part with him in his burdens, so far as she was capable of: after he had sent her back: upon his call and mission to Egypt, he took his wife and children with him; but upon an affair which occurred in the inn by the way, he sent them back again to his father-in-law, where they had remained ever since, (see…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Zipporah: Exo 2:21, Exo 4:25, Exo 4:26 Exodus 18:3”
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