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Exodus 18:7-12
7So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜ה לִקְרַ֣אתmo.Sheh lik.RatH4872H7122went 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.LomH7592H7965eachאִישׁ־'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.HemH2102H5921.”
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.
Commentaries on Exodus 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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