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Exodus 18

1AndJethroיִתְר֨וֹyit.RoH3503thepriestכֹהֵ֤ןkho.HenH3548ofMidianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080, Moses'father-in-law,heardH8085ofallthatGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430haddonetoMosesH4872,andtoIsraelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478hispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971;thatJehovahhadbroughtH3318Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2AndJethroיִתְרוֹ֙yit.RoH3503, Moses'father-in-law,tookH3947Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֖הtzi.po.RahH6855, Moses'wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,afterhehadsentherback,

3andhertwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֑יהָva.Nei.haH1121,ofwhomthenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034oftheoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259wasGershomגֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔םge.re.ShomH1647—forhesaidH559,IhavebeenH1961asojournerגֵּ֣רgerH1616inaforeignנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776,

4—andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034oftheother,Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461—FortheGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofmyfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1hasbeenmyhelpבְּעֶזְרִ֔יbe.'ez.RiH5828,andhasdeliveredוַיַּצִּלֵ֖נִיvai.ya.tzi.Le.niH5337mefromtheswordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719ofPharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.

5AndJethroיִתְר֨וֹyit.RoH3503, Moses'father-in-law,cameH935toMosesH4872withhissonsוּבָנָ֥יוu.va.NavH1121andhiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802intothewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֗רha.mid.BarH4057,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834heencampedחֹנֶ֥הcho.NehH2583atthemountainהַ֥רharH2022ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

6AndhesentwordtoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872:I, thyfather-in-lawJethroיִתְר֖וֹyit.RoH3503,amcomeH935tothee,andthywifeוְאִ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔ve.'Ish.te.khaH802,andhertwoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֖יהָva.Nei.haH1121withher.

7AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872wentH3318outtomeethisfather-in-law,anddidobeisance,andkissedH5401him;andtheyaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592eachother[after]theirwelfareלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,andwentH3318intothetentהָאֹֽהֱלָה׃ha.'O.he.lahH168.

8AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldhisfather-in-lawallthatJehovahhaddonetoPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֣הle.far.'OhH6547andtotheEgyptiansforIsrael'ssake;allthetroublethathadbefallenthemonthewayH1870,and[how]Jehovahhaddeliveredוַיַּצִּלֵ֖םvai.ya.tzi.LemH5337them.

9AndJethroיִתְר֔וֹyit.RoH3503rejoicedH2302forallthegoodnessthatJehovahhaddonetoIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;thathehaddeliveredהִצִּיל֖וֹhi.tzi.LoH5337themoutofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027oftheEgyptians.

10AndJethroיִתְרוֹ֒yit.RoH3503saidH559,BlessedH1288beJehovah,whohasdeliveredהִצִּ֥ילhi.TzilH5337yououtofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027oftheEgyptians,andoutofthehandוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547;whohasdeliveredהִצִּיל֙hi.TzilH5337thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971fromunderthehandיַד־yad-H3027oftheEgyptians.

11Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatJehovahisgreaterגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419thanallgodsהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;forinthethingH1697inwhichtheyactedזָד֖וּza.DuH2102haughtily [hewas]abovethem.

12AndJethroיִתְר֨וֹyit.RoH3503, Moses'father-in-law,tookH3947aburnt-offeringandsacrificesH2077forGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430;andAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175cameH935,andalltheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,toeatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadH3899withMoses'father-in-lawinthepresenceH6440ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

13Anditcametopassonthemorrow,thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872satH3427tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971stoodH5975byMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872fromthemorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242totheeveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

14AndMoses'father-in-lawsawH7200allthathedidwiththepeopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971,andsaidH559,Whatisthisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697whichthou artdoingwiththepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971?whyH4100dost thousitH3427aloneלְבַדֶּ֔ךָle.va.De.khaH905,andallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971arestandingנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324bytheefrommorningבֹּ֥קֶרBo.kerH1242toeveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153?

15AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidH559tohisfather-in-law,Becausethepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971comeH935tometoenquireofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

16Whentheyhaveamatterדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697,theycomeH935tome,andIjudgeוְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.fa.TiH8199betweenoneH376andanother;andImakeוְהוֹדַעְתִּ֛יve.ho.da'.TiH3045knownH3045[tothem]thestatutesH2706ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andhislawsתּוֹרֹתָֽיו׃to.ro.TavH8451.

17AndMoses'father-in-lawsaidH559tohim,Thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697thatthou artdoingisnotgoodטוֹב֙tOvH2896.

18Thou wiltbequite exhausted,boththouandthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971thatiswiththee;forthethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697istooheavyכָבֵ֤דkha.VedH3515forthee: thou canstnotperformitaloneלְבַדֶּֽךָ׃le.va.De.khaH905.

19Hearkennowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258tomyvoiceבְּקֹלִי֙be.ko.LiH6963:IwillgivetheecounselH3289,andGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430shallbeוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961withthee.Beהֱיֵ֧הhe.YehH1961thouforthepeopleלָעָ֗םla.'AmH5971withGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andbringוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935themattersהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697beforeGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430;

20andteachthemthestatutesH2706andthelawsהַתּוֹרֹ֑תha.to.RotH8451,andmakeH6213knownH3045tothemthewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870inwhichtheymustwalk,andtheworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖הha.ma.'a.SehH4639thattheymustdo.

21Butdothou provideamongallthepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971ablemenH376,suchasfearיִרְאֵ֧יyir.'EiH3373Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430,menH376oftruthH571,hatingH8130covetousness;andplaceH7760[them]overthem,chiefsH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505,chiefsH8269ofhundredsH3967,chiefsH8269offiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,andchiefsH8269oftensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235,

22thattheymayjudgeוְשָׁפְט֣וּve.sha.fe.TuH8199thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971atalltimesעֵת֒'etH6256;anditshallbeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961[that]theyshallbringיָבִ֣יאוּya.Vi.'uH935totheeeverygreatהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419matterהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697,andthattheyshalljudgeיִשְׁפְּטוּ־yish.pe.tu-H8199everysmallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996matterהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697,andtheyshalllightenוְהָקֵל֙ve.ha.KelH7043[thetask]onthee,andtheyshallbearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375[it]withthee.

23Ifthoudothisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697,andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430commandוְצִוְּךָ֣ve.tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee [so], thou wiltbeableוְיָֽכָלְתָּ֖ve.ya.khal.TaH3201toendure,andallthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971shallalsoוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571goיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935totheirplaceמְקֹמ֖וֹme.ko.MoH4725inpeaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.

24AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872hearkenedtothevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963ofhisfather-in-law,anddidallthathehadsaidH559.

25AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872choseH977ablemenH376outofallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andmadeH5414themheadsH7218overthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,chiefsרָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimH7218ofthousandsאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505,chiefsH7218ofhundredsH3967,chiefsH7218offiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572,andchiefsH7218oftensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235.

26AndtheyjudgedH8199thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971atalltimesעֵ֑ת'EtH6256:thehardH7186mattersהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697theybroughtH935toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,buteverysmallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996matterהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697theyjudgedH8199.

27AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872sentH7971awayH7971hisfather-in-law,andhedepartedintohislandאַרְצֽוֹ׃ פ'ar.TzoH776.

Commentaries on Exodus 18

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