Berean Standard Bible
Exodus 18:1-5
1Now MosesH4872’ father-in-lawH2859 JethroH3503,1 the priestH3548 of MidianH4080, heardH8085 about allH3605 thatH834 GodH430 had doneH6213 for MosesH4872 and His peopleH5971 IsraelH3478, and howH3588 the LORDH3068 had broughtH3318 IsraelH3478 out of EgyptH4714.
2AfterH310 MosesH4872 had sent backH7964 his wifeH802 ZipporahH6855, his father-in-lawH2859 JethroH3503 had received herH3947, 3along withH853 her twoH8147 sonsH1121. OneH259 son was namedH8034 GershomH1647,2 forH3588 Moses had saidH559, “I have beenH1961 a foreignerH1616 in a foreignH5237 landH776.” 4The otherH259 son was namedH8034 EliezerH461,3 forH3588 Moses had said, “The GodH430 of my fatherH1 was my helperH5828 and delivered meH5337 from the swordH2719 of PharaohH6547.”
5Moses’ father-in-lawH2859 JethroH3503, along with MosesH4872’ wifeH802 and sonsH1121, cameH935 toH413 himH4872 inH413 the desertH4057, whereH834 heH1931 was encampedH2583H8033 at the mountainH2022 of GodH430.
Notes
- 1. Exodus 18:1 Moses’ father-in-law Jethro was also called Reuel; see Exodus 2:18. ↩
- 2. Exodus 18:3 Gershom sounds like the Hebrew for sojourner. ↩
- 3. Exodus 18:4 Eliezer means God is my helper. ↩
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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