Zipporah — Bible person

A female bird. Reuel’s daughter, who became the wife of Moses (Ex. 2:21). In consequence of the event recorded in Ex. 4:24-26, she and her two sons, Gershom and Eliezer, when so far on the way with Moses toward Egypt, were sent back by him to her own kinsfolk, the Midianites, with whom they sojourned till Moses afterwards joined them (18:2-6).

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Selected passages

Show passage in OET: EXO 2:21

OET-RV EXO 2:21

21 Later it turned out that Mosheh was prepared to live with the man, and in due course he gave his daughter Tsiporah to Mosheh in marriage.

OET-LV EXO 2:21

21 And_ Mosheh _he _was _willing to_dwell with the_man and_he/it _gave DOM Tsipporāh/(Zipporah) daughter _of_his to_Mosheh.

Show passage in OET: EXO 4:24-26

OET-RV EXO 4:24

24 One night as they were overnighting at a lodging place near the road, Yahweh confronted Mosheh and would have killed him,

OET-RV EXO 4:25

25 but his wife Tsiporah took a flint knife and cut off her son’s foreskin and threw it at Mosheh’s feet saying, “You’re definitely a bloody husband to me.”

OET-RV EXO 4:26

26 (That was referring to circumcision.) So then Yahweh left them alone.

OET-LV EXO 4:24

24 And_he/it _was on_journey at_place and_he_met _him YHWH and_he/it _sought to_kill _him.

OET-LV EXO 4:25

25 And_ Tsipporāh/(Zipporah) _she/it _took a _flint and_she _cut _off DOM the _foreskin _of her _son _of_her and_she _made_it_touch (to)_feet _of_his and_she/it _said if/because are_a _bridegroom _of blood(s) you to_me.

OET-LV EXO 4:26

26 And_he _withdrew from_him/it then she _said a _bridegroom _of blood(s) to_circumcision(s).

Jump to OET EXO 2:21 section.

Jump to OET EXO 4:24–26 section.

Recorded scripture occurrences (3)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: EXO 2:21

OET-RV EXO 2:21

21 Later it turned out that Mosheh was prepared to live with the man, and in due course he gave his daughter Tsiporah to Mosheh in marriage.

OET-LV EXO 2:21

21 And_ Mosheh _he _was _willing to_dwell with the_man and_he/it _gave DOM Tsipporāh/(Zipporah) daughter _of_his to_Mosheh.

Show passage in OET: EXO 4:25

OET-RV EXO 4:25

25 but his wife Tsiporah took a flint knife and cut off her son’s foreskin and threw it at Mosheh’s feet saying, “You’re definitely a bloody husband to me.”

OET-LV EXO 4:25

Show passage in OET: EXO 18:2

OET-RV EXO 18:2

2 (Yitro had been looking after Mosheh’s wife Tsiporah and their two sons after he had sent her back

OET-LV EXO 18:2

2 And_ Yitrō the _father-in-law _of Mosheh _he/it _took DOM Tsipporāh/(Zipporah) the _wife _of Mosheh after dismissal(s)_of_her.

Jump to OET EXO 2:21 section.

Jump to OET EXO 4:25 section.

Jump to OET EXO 18:2 section.

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