KJV ORIGINAL
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Moses was happy to stay and live with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Moses decided to settle down with Jethro's family and married his daughter Zipporah.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes after Moses fled Egypt for killing an Egyptian taskmaster and arrived in Midian, where he helped Jethro's daughters water their flocks. In ancient Near Eastern culture, it was common for a father to offer his daughter in marriage to a man who had shown kindness or protection to his family. This marriage represented Moses finding refuge and a new life after becoming a fugitive from Egypt.
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