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Mosesמֹשֶׁהagreedוַיּוֹאֶלto liveלָשֶׁבֶתwithאֶתthe man,הָאִישׁand he gaveוַיִּתֵּןZipporahאֶת צִפֹּרָהhis daughterבִתּוֹto Moses.לְמֹשֶׁה
Exodus 2:21
Study it in the app“Moses agreed to live with the man, and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Exodus 2:21, word by word
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- agreedיּוֹאֶלyoel
undertake, venture
Make up one's mind to do something; venture, be willing.
Where else “yoel” appears- to liveשֶׁבֶתshevet
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “shevet” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- and he gaveיִּתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- Zipporahצִפֹּרָהtsipora
Zipporah
Zipporah, daughter of the priest of Midian and wife of Moses. The name means "bird".
Where else “tsipora” appears- his daughterבִתּvit
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “vit” appears
The context
20He said to his daughters, “And where is he? Why is it that you left the man? Call him so that he may eat bread.”
21 · This verse (above)
22She bore a son, and he named him Gershom, for he said, “I have been a resident alien in a foreign land.”