Exodus 18
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- 1And Jethro the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done to Moses, and to Israel his people; that Jehovah had brought 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 back,
- 3and her two sons, of whom the name of the one was Gershom -- for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign 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
- 4-- and the name of the other, Eliezer -- For the God of my father has been my help, and has delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
- 5And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came to Moses with his sons and his wife into the wilderness, where he encamped at 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 sent word to Moses: I, thy father-in-law Jethro, am come to thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.
- 7And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other [supplied: after] their welfare, and went into the tent.
- 8And Moses told his father-in-law all that Jehovah had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake; all the trouble that had befallen them on the way, and [supplied: how] Jehovah had delivered them.
- 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 rejoiced for all the goodness that Jehovah had done to Israel; that he had delivered them out of the hand 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, Blessed be Jehovah, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh; who has delivered the people from under the hand 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 know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; for in the thing in which they acted haughtily [supplied: he was] above them.
- 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
- 12And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt-offering and sacrifices for God; and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law in the presence of 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׃
- 13And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood by Moses from the morning to the evening.
- 14And Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did with the people, and said, What is this thing which thou art doing with the people? why dost thou sit alone, and all the people are standing by thee from morning to 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 enquire of God.
- 16When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between one and another; and I make known [supplied: to them] the statutes of God, and his laws.
- 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, The thing that thou art doing is not good.
- 18Thou wilt be quite exhausted, both thou and this people that is with thee; for the thing is too heavy for thee: thou canst not perform it alone.
- 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
- 19Hearken now to my voice: I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee. Be thou for the people with God, and bring the matters before God;
- 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
- 20and teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must do.
- 21But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [supplied: them] over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs 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
- 22that they may judge the people at all times; and it shall be [supplied: that] they shall bring to thee every great matter, and that they shall judge every small matter, and they shall lighten [supplied: the task] on thee, and they shall bear [supplied: it] with thee.
- 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 thou do this thing, and God command thee [supplied: so], thou wilt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place 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
- 24And Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
- 25And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs 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 judged the people at all times: the hard matters they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged.
- 27And Moses sent away his father-in-law, and he departed into his land.
Words in italics were supplied by the translators.
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