Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 18:1-12

1Now Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872אֵת֩'etH853’father-in-lawחֹתֵ֣ןcho.TenH2859Jethroיִתְר֨וֹyit.RoH3503,the priestכֹהֵ֤ןkho.HenH3548of Midianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085about allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430had doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213for Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֔הle.mo.ShehH4872and His peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971Israelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and howכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853had broughtהוֹצִ֧יאho.Tzi'H3318Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2Afterאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872had sent backשִׁלּוּחֶֽיהָ׃shi.lu.Chei.haH7964his wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֖הtzi.po.RahH6855, hisמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872אֶת־'et-H853father-in-lawחֹתֵ֣ןcho.TenH2859Jethroיִתְרוֹ֙yit.RoH3503had received herוַיִּקַּ֗חvai.yi.KachH3947,

3along withוְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853her twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֑יהָva.Nei.haH1121.Oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259sonאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834was namedשֵׁ֤םshemH8034Gershomגֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔םge.re.ShomH1647,forכִּ֣יkiH3588Moses had saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, “I have beenהָיִ֔יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961a foreignerגֵּ֣רgerH1616in a foreignנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.”

4The otherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259sonwas namedוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Moses had said, “The Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1was my helperבְּעֶזְרִ֔יbe.'ez.RiH5828and delivered meוַיַּצִּלֵ֖נִיvai.ya.tzi.Le.niH5337from the swordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719of Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.”

5Moses’ father-in-lawחֹתֵ֥ןcho.TenH2859Jethroיִתְר֨וֹyit.RoH3503,along with Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872’wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802and sonsוּבָנָ֥יוu.va.NavH1121,cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413himמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872inאֶל־'el-H413the desertהַמִּדְבָּ֗רha.mid.BarH4057,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834heה֛וּאhu'H1931was encampedחֹנֶ֥ה שָׁ֖םcho.Neh shamH2583 H8033at the mountainהַ֥רharH2022of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

6He sent wordוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589,your father-in-lawחֹתֶנְךָ֥cho.ten.KhaH2859Jethroיִתְר֖וֹyit.RoH3503,am comingבָּ֣אba'H935toאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413you with your wifeוְאִ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔ve.'Ish.te.khaH802and herעִמָּֽהּ׃'i.MahH5973twoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֖יהָva.Nei.haH1121.”

7So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜ה לִקְרַ֣אתmo.Sheh lik.RatH4872 H7122went out to meetוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318his father-in-lawחֹֽתְנ֗וֹcho.te.NoH2859and bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812and kissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him.They greetedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּ לְשָׁל֑וֹםvai.yish.'a.Lu le.sha.LomH7592 H7965eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376otherלְרֵעֵ֖הוּle.re.'E.huH7453and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the tentהָאֹֽהֱלָה׃ha.'O.he.lahH168.

8Then Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872recountedוַיְסַפֵּ֤רvay.sa.PerH5608to his father-in-lawלְחֹ֣תְנ֔וֹle.Cho.te.NoH2859אֵת֩'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֣הle.far.'OhH6547and the Egyptiansוּלְמִצְרַ֔יִםu.le.mitz.Ra.yimH4714forעַ֖ל'alH5921Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֵ֤ת'etH853sakeאוֹדֹ֣ת'o.DotH182,allכָּל־kol-H3605the hardshipsהַתְּלָאָה֙ha.te.la.'AhH8513אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they had encounteredמְצָאָ֣תַםme.tza.'A.tamH4672along the wayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870,and how the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had delivered themוַיַּצִּלֵ֖םvai.ya.tzi.LemH5337.

9And Jethroיִתְר֔וֹyit.RoH3503rejoicedוַיִּ֣חַדְּvai.Yi.chadH2302overעַ֚ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the good thingsהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had rescuedהִצִּיל֖וֹhi.tzi.LoH5337from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10Jethroיִתְרוֹ֒yit.RoH3503declaredוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288bethe LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834has deliveredהִצִּ֥ילhi.TzilH5337youאֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.KhemH853from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714וּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027and of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,and whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834has deliveredהִצִּיל֙hi.TzilH5337אֶת־'et-H853the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971fromמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

11Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is greaterגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419than all otherמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605godsהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,forכִּ֣יkiH3588He did thisבַדָּבָ֔רva.da.VarH1697when theyאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834treated Israel with arroganceזָד֖וּ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃za.Du 'a.lei.HemH2102 H5921.”

12Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872’father-in-lawחֹתֵ֥ןcho.TenH2859Jethroיִתְר֨וֹyit.RoH3503broughtוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947a burnt offeringעֹלָ֥ה'o.LahH5930and sacrificesוּזְבָחִ֖יםu.ze.va.ChimH2077to Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430,and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935with allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478to eatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899withעִם־'im-H5973Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872’father-in-lawחֹתֵ֥ןcho.TenH2859in the presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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