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Exodus 18:9-15

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.

13And it came to pass on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,that Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872satוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:and the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872from the morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242unto the eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

14And when Moses’מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872father in lawחֹתֵ֣ןcho.TenH2859sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200all that he didעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213to the peopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971,he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What isthis thingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697that thou doestעֹשֶׂה֙'o.SehH6213to the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971?why sittestיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427thou thyself alone, and all the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971standנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324by thee from morningבֹּ֥קֶרBo.kerH1242unto evenעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153?

15And Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his father in lawלְחֹתְנ֑וֹle.cho.te.NoH2859,Because the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935unto me to enquireלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430:

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