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Exodus 18

1NowJethroיִתְר֨וֹyit.RoH3503,thepriestכֹהֵ֤ןkho.HenH3548ofMidianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872father-in-law,heardH8085ofallthatGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430haddoneforMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֔הle.mo.ShehH4872,andforIsraelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478hispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,howthatJehovahhadbroughtH3318Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2AndJethroיִתְרוֹ֙yit.RoH3503,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872father-in-law,tookH3947Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֖הtzi.po.RahH6855,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,afterhehadsentheraway,

3andhertwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֑יהָva.Nei.haH1121;ofwhomthenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034oftheoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259wasGershomגֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔םge.re.ShomH1647;forhesaidH559,IhavebeenH1961asojournerגֵּ֣רgerH1616inaforeignנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776:

4andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034oftheotherwasEliezerאֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461;forhesaid,TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofmyfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1wasmyhelpבְּעֶזְרִ֔יbe.'ez.RiH5828,anddeliveredוַיַּצִּלֵ֖נִיvai.ya.tzi.Le.niH5337mefromtheswordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719ofPharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

5AndJethroיִתְר֨וֹyit.RoH3503,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872father-in-law,cameH935withhissonsוּבָנָ֥יוu.va.NavH1121andhiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872intothewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֗רha.mid.BarH4057whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hewasencampedחֹנֶ֥הcho.NehH2583,atthemountofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430:

6andhesaidH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,I, thyfather-in-lawJethroיִתְר֖וֹyit.RoH3503,amcomeH935unto thee,andthywifeוְאִ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔ve.'Ish.te.khaH802,andhertwoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֖יהָva.Nei.haH1121withher.

7AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872wentH3318outtomeethisfather-in-law,anddidobeisance,andkissedH5401him:andtheyaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592eachotheroftheirwelfareלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965;andtheycameH935intothetentהָאֹֽהֱלָה׃ha.'O.he.lahH168.

8AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldhisfather-in-lawallthatJehovahhaddoneuntoPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֣הle.far.'OhH6547andtotheEgyptiansforIsrael’ssake,allthetravailthathadcomeמְצָאָ֣תַםme.tza.'A.tamH4672uponthembythewayH1870,andhowJehovahdeliveredוַיַּצִּלֵ֖םvai.ya.tzi.LemH5337them.

9AndJethroיִתְר֔וֹyit.RoH3503rejoicedH2302forallthegoodnesswhichJehovahhaddonetoIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,inthathehaddeliveredהִצִּיל֖וֹhi.tzi.LoH5337themoutofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027oftheEgyptians.

10AndJethroיִתְרוֹ֒yit.RoH3503saidH559,BlessedH1288beJehovah,whohathdeliveredהִצִּ֥ילhi.TzilH5337yououtofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027oftheEgyptians,andoutofthehandוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547;whohathdeliveredהִצִּיל֙hi.TzilH5337thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971fromunderthehandיַד־yad-H3027oftheEgyptians.

11Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatJehovahisgreaterגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419thanallgodsהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;yea,inthethingH1697whereintheydealtproudlyagainstthem.

12AndJethroיִתְר֨וֹyit.RoH3503,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872father-in-law,tookH3947aburnt-offeringandsacrificesH2077forGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430:andAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175cameH935,andalltheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,toeatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadH3899withMoses’מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872father-in-lawbeforeGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

13Anditcametopassonthemorrow,thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872satH3427tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971stoodH5975aboutMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872fromthemorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242untotheeveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

14AndwhenH834Moses’מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872father-in-lawsawH7200allthathedidtothepeopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971,hesaidH559,Whatisthisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697thatthou doesttothepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971?whyH4100sittest thou thyselfaloneלְבַדֶּ֔ךָle.va.De.khaH905,andallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971standנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324abouttheefrommorningבֹּ֥קֶרBo.kerH1242untoeven?

15AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidH559untohisfather-in-law,Becausethepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971comeH935untometoinquireofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430:

16whentheyhaveamatterדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697,theycomeH935untome;andIjudgeוְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.fa.TiH8199betweenamanH376andhisneighborרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453,andImakeוְהוֹדַעְתִּ֛יve.ho.da'.TiH3045themknowH3045thestatutesH2706ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andhislawsתּוֹרֹתָֽיו׃to.ro.TavH8451.

17AndMoses’מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872father-in-lawsaidH559untohim,Thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697thatthou doestisnotgoodטוֹב֙tOvH2896.

18Thou wiltsurelywearH5034away,boththou,andthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971thatiswiththee:forthethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697istooheavyכָבֵ֤דkha.VedH3515forthee; thou artnotableתוּכַ֥לtu.KhalH3201toperformitthyselfaloneלְבַדֶּֽךָ׃le.va.De.khaH905.

19Hearkennowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258untomyvoiceבְּקֹלִי֙be.ko.LiH6963,IwillgivetheecounselH3289,andGodH430beוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961withthee:beהֱיֵ֧הhe.YehH1961thouforthepeopleלָעָ֗םla.'AmH5971toGod-ward,andbringוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935thouthecauses untoGodH430:

20andthou shaltteachthemthestatutesH2706andthelawsהַתּוֹרֹ֑תha.to.RotH8451,andshaltshowthemthewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870whereintheymustwalk,andtheworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖הha.ma.'a.SehH4639thattheymustdo.

21Moreover thou shalt provideoutofallthepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971ablemenH376,suchasfearיִרְאֵ֧יyir.'EiH3373Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430,menH376oftruthH571,hatingH8130unjustבָ֑צַעVa.tza'H1215gainH1215;andplaceH7760suchoverthem,toberulersofthousandsאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505,rulersofhundredsH3967,rulersoffiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,andrulersoftensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235:

22andletthemjudgeוְשָׁפְט֣וּve.sha.fe.TuH8199thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971atallseasons:anditshallbeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961,thateverygreatהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419matterהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697theyshallbringיָבִ֣יאוּya.Vi.'uH935unto thee,buteverysmallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996matterהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697theyshalljudgeיִשְׁפְּטוּ־yish.pe.tu-H8199themselves:soshallitbeH1961easierforthyself,andtheyshallbearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375theburdenwiththee.

23Ifthou shaltdothisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697,andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430commandוְצִוְּךָ֣ve.tzi.ve.KhaH6680theeso,thenthou shaltbeableוְיָֽכָלְתָּ֖ve.ya.khal.TaH3201toendure,andallthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971alsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571shallgoיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935totheirplaceמְקֹמ֖וֹme.ko.MoH4725inpeaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.

24SoMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872hearkenedtothevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963ofhisfather-in-law,anddidallthathehadsaidH559.

25AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872choseH977ablemenH376outofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andmadeH5414themheadsH7218overthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,rulersofthousandsאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505,rulersofhundredsH3967,rulersoffiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,andrulersoftensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235.

26AndtheyjudgedH8199thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971atallseasons:thehardH7186causestheybroughtH935untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,buteverysmallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996matterH1697theyjudgedH8199themselves.

27AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872lethisfather-in-lawdepart;andhewenthiswayintohisownlandאַרְצֽוֹ׃ פ'ar.TzoH776.

Commentaries on Exodus 18

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