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Exodus 18:7-12

7And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872went outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to meetH7125his father in lawחֹֽתְנ֗וֹcho.te.NoH2859,and did obeisanceוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812,and kissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him; and they askedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376otherלְרֵעֵ֖הוּle.re.'E.huH7453of theirwelfareלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965;and they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the tentהָאֹֽהֱלָה׃ha.'O.he.lahH168.

8And Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldוַיְסַפֵּ֤רvay.sa.PerH5608his father in lawלְחֹ֣תְנ֔וֹle.Cho.te.NoH2859all that the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213unto Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֣הle.far.'OhH6547and to the Egyptiansוּלְמִצְרַ֔יִםu.le.mitz.Ra.yimH4714for Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478sakeאוֹדֹ֣ת'o.DotH182, andall the travailהַתְּלָאָה֙ha.te.la.'AhH8513that had comeמְצָאָ֣תַםme.tza.'A.tamH4672upon them by the wayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, and howthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068deliveredוַיַּצִּלֵ֖םvai.ya.tzi.LemH5337them.

9And Jethroיִתְר֔וֹyit.RoH3503rejoicedוַיִּ֣חַדְּvai.Yi.chadH2302for all the goodnessהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896which the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whom he had deliveredהִצִּיל֖וֹhi.tzi.LoH5337out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10And Jethroיִתְרוֹ֒yit.RoH3503saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559,Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288bethe Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,who hath deliveredהִצִּ֥ילhi.TzilH5337you out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and out of the handוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,who hath deliveredהִצִּיל֙hi.TzilH5337the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971from under the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

11Now I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isgreaterגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419than all godsהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:for in the thingבַדָּבָ֔רva.da.VarH1697wherein they dealt proudlyזָד֖וּza.DuH2102he was above them.

12And Jethroיִתְר֨וֹyit.RoH3503,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872father in lawחֹתֵ֥ןcho.TenH2859,tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947a burnt offeringעֹלָ֥ה'o.LahH5930and sacrificesוּזְבָחִ֖יםu.ze.va.ChimH2077for Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430:and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935,and all the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to eatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899with Moses’מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872father in lawחֹתֵ֥ןcho.TenH2859beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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