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Exodus 18:9-15
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.
13וַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961The next dayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872took his seatוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199אֶת־'et-H853the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and they stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד הָעָם֙vai.ya.'a.Mod ha.'AmH5975H5971aroundעַל־'al-H5921himמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872fromמִן־min-H4480morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.
14Whenמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872hisאֵ֛ת'etH853father-in-lawחֹתֵ֣ןcho.TenH2859sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mosesה֥וּאhu'H1931was doingעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213for the peopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971,he askedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834הַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697you areאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859doingעֹשֶׂה֙'o.SehH6213for the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971?Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069do youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859sitיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427aloneלְבַדֶּ֔ךָle.va.De.khaH905as judge,with allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971standingנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324aroundעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you fromמִן־min-H4480morningבֹּ֥קֶרBo.kerH1242tillעַד־'ad-H5704eveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153?”
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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