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Exodus 3:1

King James Version (KJV)

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

Translations

Exodus 3:1 - Amplified Bible

NOW MOSES kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the back {or} west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb {or} Sinai, the mountain of God.

Exodus 3:1 - American Standard Version

Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb.

Exodus 3:1 - Bible in Basic English

Now Moses was looking after the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he took the flock to the back of the waste land and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

Exodus 3:1 - Darby Bible

And Moses tended the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. And he led the flock behind the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God -- to Horeb.

Exodus 3:1 - English Standard Version

Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

Exodus 3:1 - King James Version

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

Exodus 3:1 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y Moisés apacentaba el rebaño de Jetro su suegro, sacerdote de Madián; y condujo el rebaño hacia el lado occidental del desierto, y llegò a Horeb, el monte de Dios.

Exodus 3:1 - The Message

Moses was shepherding the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian. He led the flock to the west end of the wilderness and came to the mountain of God, Horeb. The angel of God appeared to him in flames of fire blazing out of the middle of a bush. He looked. The bush was blazing away but it didn’t burn up.

Exodus 3:1 - New American Standard Bible

Now Moses was pasturing the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.

Exodus 3:1 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Moisés apacentaba el rebaño de Jetro su suegro, sacerdote de Madián; condujo el rebaño hacia el lado occidental del desierto y llegò a Horeb, el monte de Dios.

Exodus 3:1 - World English Bible

Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to God`s mountain, to Horeb.

Exodus 3:1 - Young's Living Translation

And Moses hath been feeding the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, priest of Midian, and he leadeth the flock behind the wilderness, and cometh in unto the mount of God, to Horeb;

Exodus 3:1 - Additional Comments

Another name for Jethro is Reuel (verse 2:18).
Horeb is also probably Mt. Sinai, where Moses received the 10 Commandments. That would mean that he would be returned here with the nation of Israel on the way to the promised land.

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