Surah 28:27
"He said, ‘Surely I wish to marry you to one of these two daughters of mine, on (the condition) that you hire yourself to me for eight years. But if you complete ten, that will be of your own accord, (for) I am not about to make it a hardship for you. You will find me, if God pleases, one of the righteous.’"
on (the condition) that you hire yourself to me for eight years
The man from Midian in the biblical account is named Jethro (Exodus 2:15–3:1). Some scholars make a connection between Jethro and the quranic Shu‘ayb, because Midian was the people to whom Shu‘ayb was sent. On Shu‘ayb, see the comment at 7.85.
- from The Quran with Christian Commentary: A Guide to Understanding the Scripture of Islam