Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Exodus.18.2", "source": "וַיִּקַּ֗ח יִתְרוֹ֙ חֹתֵ֣ן מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶת־צִפֹּרָ֖ה אֵ֣שֶׁת מֹשֶׁ֑ה אַחַ֖ר שִׁלּוּחֶֽיהָ׃", "text": "*wə*-*yiqqaḥ* *yitrô* *ḥōtēn* *mōšeh* *ʾet*-*ṣippōrāh* *ʾēšet* *mōšeh* after *šillûḥeyhā*", "grammar": { "*wə*-*yiqqaḥ*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took", "*yitrô*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jethro", "*ḥōtēn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - father-in-law of", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ṣippōrāh*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Zipporah", "*ʾēšet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - wife of", "*šillûḥeyhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her sending away/dismissal" }, "variants": { "*šillûḥeyhā*": "her being sent away/her dismissal/after Moses had sent her back" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 2:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Exodus.2.21", "source": "וַיּ֥וֹאֶל מֹשֶׁ֖ה לָשֶׁ֣בֶת אֶת־הָאִ֑ישׁ וַיִּתֵּ֛ן אֶת־צִפֹּרָ֥ה בִתּ֖וֹ לְמֹשֶֽׁה׃", "text": "*wa-yyôʾel mōšeh lāšebet ʾet-hāʾîš wa-yyittēn ʾet-ṣippōrâ bittô ləmōšeh*", "grammar": { "*wa-yyôʾel*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and was willing/consented", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*lāšebet*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to dwell/remain", "*ʾet-hāʾîš*": "direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular noun - (with) the man", "*wa-yyittēn*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and gave", "*ʾet-ṣippōrâ*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Zipporah", "*bittô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his daughter", "*ləmōšeh*": "preposition + proper noun - to Moses" }, "variants": { "*yôʾel*": "was willing/consented/agreed", "*lāšebet*": "to dwell/to stay/to remain", "*ʾîš*": "man/person", "*yittēn*": "gave/granted", "*ṣippōrâ*": "Zipporah [means 'bird']", "*bat*": "daughter" } }
  • Exod 4:25-26 : 25 { "verseID": "Exodus.4.25", "source": "וַתִּקַּ֨ח צִפֹּרָ֜ה צֹ֗ר וַתִּכְרֹת֙ אֶת־עָרְלַ֣ת בְּנָ֔הּ וַתַּגַּ֖ע לְרַגְלָ֑יו וַתֹּ֕אמֶר כִּ֧י חֲתַן־דָּמִ֛ים אַתָּ֖ה לִֽי׃", "text": "And *tiqqaḥ* *Ṣippōrâh* *ṣōr* and *tikrōt* *ʾet*-*ʿorlat* *bĕnāh* and *tagga*ʿ to-*raglāyw* and *tōʾmer* that *ḥătan*-*dāmîm* *ʾattâh* to-me.", "grammar": { "*tiqqaḥ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with waw conversive - she took", "*Ṣippōrâh*": "proper noun, feminine singular - Zipporah", "*ṣōr*": "noun, masculine singular - flint", "*tikrōt*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with waw conversive - she cut off", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ʿorlat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - foreskin of", "*bĕnāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her son", "*tagga*ʿ": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with waw conversive - she touched", "*raglāyw*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his feet", "*tōʾmer*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with waw conversive - she said", "*ḥătan*": "noun, masculine singular construct - bridegroom of", "*dāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - blood", "*ʾattâh*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you" }, "variants": { "*ṣōr*": "flint/sharp stone", "*raglāyw*": "his feet/his legs/possibly euphemism for genitals", "*ḥătan-dāmîm*": "bridegroom of blood/bloody husband/blood-relative" } } 26 { "verseID": "Exodus.4.26", "source": "וַיִּ֖רֶף מִמֶּ֑נּוּ אָ֚ז אָֽמְרָ֔ה חֲתַ֥ן דָּמִ֖ים לַמּוּלֹֽת׃ פ", "text": "And *yirep* from-him *ʾāz* *ʾāmĕrâh* *ḥătan* *dāmîm* to-the-*mûlōt*.", "grammar": { "*yirep*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with waw conversive - he let go", "*ʾāz*": "adverb - then", "*ʾāmĕrâh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - she said", "*ḥătan*": "noun, masculine singular construct - bridegroom of", "*dāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - blood", "*mûlōt*": "noun, feminine plural - circumcisions" }, "variants": { "*yirep*": "let go/released/withdrew from", "*ḥătan dāmîm la-mûlōt*": "bridegroom of blood with respect to circumcision/bloody husband because of circumcision" } }