Exodus 18
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- 1Now news came to Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, of all God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, and how the Lord had taken Israel out of Egypt.
- וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע
- יִתְר֨וֹ
- יִתְר֨וֹyit.RoJethroH3503
- כֹהֵ֤ן
- כֹהֵ֤ןkho.Hen[the] priest ofH3548
- מִדְיָן֙
- מִדְיָן֙mid.YanMidianH4080H
- חֹתֵ֣ן
- חֹתֵ֣ןcho.Ten[the] father-in-law ofH2859A
- מֹשֶׁ֔ה
- מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872
- אֵת֩
- אֵת֩'et<obj.>H0853
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH0834A
- עָשָׂ֤ה
- עָשָׂ֤ה'a.Sahhe had doneH6213A
- אֱלֹהִים֙
- אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimGodH0430G
- לְמֹשֶׁ֔ה
- וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
- עַמּ֑וֹ
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-thatH3588A
- הוֹצִ֧יא
- הוֹצִ֧יאho.Tzi'he had brought outH3318H
- יְהוָ֛ה
- יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃
- 2And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
- 3And her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, for he said, I have been living in a strange land:
- וְאֵ֖ת
- שְׁנֵ֣י
- שְׁנֵ֣יshe.Nei[the] twoH8147
- בָנֶ֑יהָ
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhoH0834A
- שֵׁ֤ם
- שֵׁ֤םshem[the] name ofH8034
- הָֽאֶחָד֙
- גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם
- גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔םge.re.Shom[was] GershomH1647G
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- אָמַ֔ר
- אָמַ֔ר'a.Marhe had saidH0559
- גֵּ֣ר
- גֵּ֣רgera sojournerH1616
- הָיִ֔יתִי
- הָיִ֔יתִיha.Yi.tiI have becomeH1961
- בְּאֶ֖רֶץ
- נָכְרִיָּֽה׃
- נָכְרִיָּֽהna.khe.ri.YahforeignH5237
- 4And the name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, The God of my father was my help, and kept me safe from the sword of Pharaoh:
- 5And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to where Moses had put up his tent in the waste land, by the mountain of God.
- וַיָּבֹ֞א
- יִתְר֨וֹ
- יִתְר֨וֹyit.RoJethroH3503
- חֹתֵ֥ן
- חֹתֵ֥ןcho.Ten[the] father-in-law ofH2859A
- מֹשֶׁ֛ה
- מֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehMosesH4872
- וּבָנָ֥יו
- וְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- מֹשֶׁ֑ה
- מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehMosesH4872
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-intoH0413
- הַמִּדְבָּ֗ר
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whereH0834A
- ה֛וּא
- ה֛וּאhu'heH1931
- חֹנֶ֥ה
- חֹנֶ֥הcho.Neh[was] encampedH2583
- שָׁ֖ם
- שָׁ֖םshamthereH8033G
- הַ֥ר
- הַ֥רhar[the] mountain ofH2022G
- הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃
- 6And he said to Moses, I, your father-in-law, have come to you, with your wife and your two sons.
- 7And Moses went out to his father-in-law, and went down on his face before him and gave him a kiss; and they said to one another, Are you well? and they came into the tent.
- 8And Moses gave his father-in-law an account of all the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians because of Israel, and of all the troubles which had come on them by the way, and how the Lord had given them salvation.
- וַיְסַפֵּ֤ר
- מֹשֶׁה֙
- מֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehMosesH4872
- לְחֹ֣תְנ֔וֹ
- אֵת֩
- אֵת֩'et<obj.>H0853
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH0834A
- עָשָׂ֤ה
- עָשָׂ֤ה'a.Sahhe had doneH6213A
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- לְפַרְעֹ֣ה
- וּלְמִצְרַ֔יִם
- עַ֖ל
- עַ֖ל'alonH5921A
- אוֹדֹ֣ת
- אוֹדֹ֣ת'o.Dot[the] causes ofH0182
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- אֵ֤ת
- אֵ֤ת'et<obj.>H0853
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הַתְּלָאָה֙
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- מְצָאָ֣תַם
- בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ
- וַיַּצִּלֵ֖ם
- יְהוָֽה׃
- יְהוָֽהYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- 9And Jethro was glad because the Lord had been good to Israel, freeing them from the power of the Egyptians.
- וַיִּ֣חַדְּ
- יִתְר֔וֹ
- יִתְר֔וֹyit.RoJethroH3503
- עַ֚ל
- עַ֚ל'alonH5921A
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הַטּוֹבָ֔ה
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whichH0834A
- עָשָׂ֥ה
- עָשָׂ֥ה'a.Sahhe had doneH6213A
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhomH0834A
- הִצִּיל֖וֹ
- מִיַּ֥ד
- מִצְרָֽיִם׃
- מִצְרָֽיִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714G
- 10And Jethro said, Praise be to the Lord, who has taken you out of the hand of Pharaoh and out of the hand of the Egyptians; freeing the people from the yoke of the Egyptians.
- וַיֹּאמֶר֮
- יִתְרוֹ֒
- יִתְרוֹ֒yit.RoJethroH3503
- בָּר֣וּךְ
- בָּר֣וּךְba.Rukh[be] blessedH1288
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhoH0834A
- הִצִּ֥יל
- הִצִּ֥ילhi.Tzilhe has deliveredH5337
- אֶתְכֶ֛ם
- מִיַּ֥ד
- מִצְרַ֖יִם
- מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714G
- וּמִיַּ֣ד
- פַּרְעֹ֑ה
- פַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhPharaohH6547J
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhoH0834A
- הִצִּיל֙
- הִצִּיל֙hi.Tzilhe has deliveredH5337
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הָעָ֔ם
- מִתַּ֖חַת
- יַד־
- יַדyad-[the] hand ofH3027W
- מִצְרָֽיִם׃
- מִצְרָֽיִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714G
- 11Now I am certain that the Lord is greater than all gods, for he has overcome them in their pride.
- עַתָּ֣ה
- עַתָּ֣ה'a.TahnowH6258
- יָדַ֔עְתִּי
- יָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiI knowH3045
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-thatH3588A
- גָד֥וֹל
- גָד֥וֹלga.Dol[is] greatH1419A
- יְהוָ֖ה
- יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- מִכָּל־
- הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- בַדָּבָ֔ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- זָד֖וּ
- זָד֖וּza.Duthey have acted presumptuouslyH2102
- עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃
- עַתָּ֣ה
- 12Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, made a burned offering to God: and Aaron came, with the chiefs of Israel, and had a meal with Moses' father-in-law, before God.
- וַיִּקַּ֞ח
- יִתְר֨וֹ
- יִתְר֨וֹyit.RoJethroH3503
- חֹתֵ֥ן
- חֹתֵ֥ןcho.Ten[the] father-in-law ofH2859A
- מֹשֶׁ֛ה
- מֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehMosesH4872
- עֹלָ֥ה
- עֹלָ֥ה'o.Laha burnt offeringH5930A
- וּזְבָחִ֖ים
- לֵֽאלֹהִ֑ים
- וַיָּבֹ֨א
- אַהֲרֹ֜ן
- אַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonAaronH0175
- וְכֹ֣ל׀
- זִקְנֵ֣י
- זִקְנֵ֣יzik.Nei[the] elders ofH2205G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- לֶאֱכָל־
- לֶ֛חֶם
- לֶ֛חֶםLe.chemfoodH3899H
- עִם־
- עִם'im-withH5973A
- חֹתֵ֥ן
- חֹתֵ֥ןcho.Ten[the] father-in-law ofH2859A
- מֹשֶׁ֖ה
- מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehMosesH4872
- לִפְנֵ֥י
- הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃
- 13Now on the day after, Moses took his seat to give decisions for the people: and the people were waiting before Moses from morning till evening.
- 14And when Moses' father-in-law saw all he was doing, he said, What is this you are doing for the people? why are you seated here by yourself, with all the people waiting before you from morning till evening?
- וַיַּרְא֙
- חֹתֵ֣ן
- חֹתֵ֣ןcho.Ten[the] father-in-law ofH2859A
- מֹשֶׁ֔ה
- מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehMosesH4872
- אֵ֛ת
- אֵ֛ת'et<obj.>H0853
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-thatH0834A
- ה֥וּא
- ה֥וּאhu'heH1931
- עֹשֶׂ֖ה
- עֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.Seh[was] doingH6213A
- לָעָ֑ם
- וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
- מָֽה־
- מָֽהmah-what?H4100
- הַדָּבָ֤ר
- הַזֶּה֙
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- אַתָּ֤ה
- אַתָּ֤ה'a.TahyouH0859A
- עֹשֶׂה֙
- עֹשֶׂה֙'o.Seh[are] doingH6213A
- לָעָ֔ם
- מַדּ֗וּעַ
- מַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'why?H4069
- אַתָּ֤ה
- אַתָּ֤ה'a.Tah[are] youH0859A
- יוֹשֵׁב֙
- יוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevsittingH3427
- לְבַדֶּ֔ךָ
- וְכָל־
- הָעָ֛ם
- נִצָּ֥ב
- נִצָּ֥בni.Tzav[is] standingH5324
- עָלֶ֖יךָ
- מִן־
- מִןmin-fromH4480A
- בֹּ֥קֶר
- בֹּ֥קֶרBo.kermorningH1242
- עַד־
- עַד'ad-untilH5704
- עָֽרֶב׃
- עָֽרֶב'A.reveveningH6153
- 15And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to get directions from God:
- 16And if they have any question between themselves, they come to me, and I am judge between a man and his neighbour, and I give them the orders and laws of God.
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- יִהְיֶ֨ה
- יִהְיֶ֨הyih.Yehit will be[long]H1961
- לָהֶ֤ם
- דָּבָר֙
- דָּבָר֙da.Vara matterH1697L
- בָּ֣א
- בָּ֣אba'[it is] comingH0935G
- אֵלַ֔י
- וְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔י
- בֵּ֥ין
- בֵּ֥יןbeinbetweenH0996G
- אִ֖ישׁ
- אִ֖ישׁ'isheachH0376I
- וּבֵ֣ין
- רֵעֵ֑הוּ
- וְהוֹדַעְתִּ֛י
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- חֻקֵּ֥י
- חֻקֵּ֥יchu.Kei[the] statutes ofH2706G
- הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
- וְאֶת־
- תּוֹרֹתָֽיו׃
- כִּֽי־
- 17And Moses' father-in-law said to him, What you are doing is not good.
- 18Your strength and that of the people will be completely used up: this work is more than you are able to do by yourself.
- נָבֹ֣ל
- נָבֹ֣לna.Volcertainly <to wear out>H5034B
- תִּבֹּ֔ל
- תִּבֹּ֔לti.Bolyou will wear yourself outH5034B
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-bothH1571
- אַתָּ֕ה
- אַתָּ֕ה'a.TahyouH0859A
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-as well asH1571
- הָעָ֥ם
- הַזֶּ֖ה
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- עִמָּ֑ךְ
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- כָבֵ֤ד
- כָבֵ֤דkha.Ved[is too] heavyH3515
- מִמְּךָ֙
- הַדָּבָ֔ר
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- תוּכַ֥ל
- תוּכַ֥לtu.Khalyou are ableH3201
- עֲשֹׂ֖הוּ
- לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃
- נָבֹ֣ל
- 19Give ear now to my suggestion, and may God be with you: you are to be the people's representative before God, taking their causes to him:
- עַתָּ֞ה
- עַתָּ֞ה'a.TahnowH6258
- שְׁמַ֤ע
- שְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'listenH8085H
- בְּקֹלִי֙
- אִיעָ֣צְךָ֔
- וִיהִ֥י
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH0430G
- עִמָּ֑ךְ
- הֱיֵ֧ה
- הֱיֵ֧הhe.YehbeH1961
- אַתָּ֣ה
- אַתָּ֣ה'a.TahyouH0859A
- לָעָ֗ם
- מ֚וּל
- מ֚וּלmulin front ofH4136
- הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים
- וְהֵבֵאתָ֥
- אַתָּ֛ה
- אַתָּ֛ה'a.TahyouH0859A
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַדְּבָרִ֖ים
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃
- עַתָּ֞ה
- 20Teaching them his rules and his laws, guiding them in the way they have to go, and making clear to them the work they have to do.
- 21But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God, true men hating profits wrongly made; and put such men over them, to be captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens;
- וְאַתָּ֣ה
- תֶחֱזֶ֣ה
- תֶחֱזֶ֣הte.che.Zehyou will provideH2372
- מִכָּל־
- הָ֠עָם
- אַנְשֵׁי־
- אַנְשֵׁי'an.shei-men ofH0582
- חַ֜יִל
- חַ֜יִלCha.yilabilityH2428G
- יִרְאֵ֧י
- יִרְאֵ֧יyir.'Ei[those] fearingH3373
- אֱלֹהִ֛ים
- אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.Him<of> GodH0430G
- אַנְשֵׁ֥י
- אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.Sheimen ofH0582
- אֱמֶ֖ת
- אֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetfaithfulnessH0571G
- שֹׂ֣נְאֵי
- שֹׂ֣נְאֵיSo.ne.'ei[who] hateH8130
- בָ֑צַע
- בָ֑צַעVa.tza'<of> unjust gainH1215
- וְשַׂמְתָּ֣
- עֲלֵהֶ֗ם
- שָׂרֵ֤י
- שָׂרֵ֤יsa.Reiofficials ofH8269
- אֲלָפִים֙
- אֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimthousandsH0505G
- שָׂרֵ֣י
- שָׂרֵ֣יsa.Reiofficials ofH8269
- מֵא֔וֹת
- מֵא֔וֹתme.'othundredsH3967
- שָׂרֵ֥י
- שָׂרֵ֥יsa.Reiofficials ofH8269
- חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים
- חֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimfiftiesH2572
- וְשָׂרֵ֥י
- עֲשָׂרֹֽת׃
- עֲשָׂרֹֽת'a.sa.RottensH6235
- 22And let them be judges in the causes of the people at all times: and let them put before you all important questions, but in small things let them give decisions themselves: in this way, it will be less hard for you, and they will take the weight off you(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וְשָׁפְט֣וּ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הָעָם֮
- בְּכָל־
- עֵת֒
- עֵת֒'ettimeH6256
- וְהָיָ֞ה
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-everyH3605
- הַדָּבָ֤ר
- הַגָּדֹל֙
- יָבִ֣יאוּ
- יָבִ֣יאוּya.Vi.'uthey will bringH0935P
- אֵלֶ֔יךָ
- וְכָל־
- הַדָּבָ֥ר
- הַקָּטֹ֖ן
- יִשְׁפְּטוּ־
- יִשְׁפְּטוּyish.pe.tu-they will judgeH8199
- הֵ֑ם
- הֵ֑םHemtheyH1992
- וְהָקֵל֙
- מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ
- וְנָשְׂא֖וּ
- אִתָּֽךְ׃
- 23If you do this, and God gives approval, then you will be able to go on without weariness, and all this people will go to their tents in peace.
- אִ֣ם
- אִ֣ם'imifH0518A
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַדָּבָ֤ר
- הַזֶּה֙
- תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה
- תַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.Sehyou will doH6213A
- וְצִוְּךָ֣
- אֱלֹהִ֔ים
- אֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimGodH0430G
- וְיָֽכָלְתָּ֖
- עֲמֹ֑ד
- עֲמֹ֑ד'a.Modto endureH5975G
- וְגַם֙
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הָעָ֣ם
- הַזֶּ֔ה
- עַל־
- עַל'al-toH5921A
- מְקֹמ֖וֹ
- יָבֹ֥א
- יָבֹ֥אya.Vo'it will goH0935G
- בְשָׁלֽוֹם׃
- אִ֣ם
- 24So Moses took note of the words of his father-in-law, and did as he had said.
- 25And he made selection of able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens.
- וַיִּבְחַ֨ר
- מֹשֶׁ֤ה
- מֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehMosesH4872
- אַנְשֵׁי־
- אַנְשֵׁי'an.shei-men ofH0582
- חַ֙יִל֙
- חַ֙יִל֙cha.yilabilityH2428G
- מִכָּל־
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- וַיִּתֵּ֥ן
- אֹתָ֛ם
- רָאשִׁ֖ים
- רָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimchiefsH7218H
- עַל־
- עַל'al-overH5921A
- הָעָ֑ם
- שָׂרֵ֤י
- שָׂרֵ֤יsa.Reiicials ofH8269
- אֲלָפִים֙
- אֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimthousandsH0505G
- שָׂרֵ֣י
- שָׂרֵ֣יsa.Reiofficials ofH8269
- מֵא֔וֹת
- מֵא֔וֹתme.'othundredsH3967
- שָׂרֵ֥י
- שָׂרֵ֥יsa.Reiofficials ofH8269
- חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים
- חֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimfiftiesH2572
- וְשָׂרֵ֥י
- עֲשָׂרֹֽת׃
- עֲשָׂרֹֽת'a.sa.RottensH6235
- 26And they were judges in the causes of the people at all times: the hard questions they put before Moses; but on every small point they gave decisions themselves.
- 27And Moses let his father-in-law go away, and he went back to his land.
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