Once, Tzipporah had prayed never to see his face again. Now she prayed she would awake to her husband's face every day for years to come. Usually Moses was up first to tend the sheep, but on the occasion she woke first, Tzipporah would simply lie and gaze on Moses' peaceful expression as he slept. With the lightest of touches, she would brush her hand against his, intertwining her fingers with Moses'. Tzipporah would then place their clasped hands on her bosom right over her heart. Soon he would awake with her heartbeat drumming soft and calm against his hand.