Berean Standard Bible

Exodus 18:1-5

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.

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