Exodus 18:1-10

1Now 1Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel His people, how the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt. 2Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Moses’ wife 2Zipporah, after he had sent her away, 3and her 3two sons, of whom 4one was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have been 5a 6sojourner in a foreign land.” 47The other was named 89Eliezer, for he said, “10The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”

5Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses 11in the wilderness where he was camped, at 12the mount of God. 6He 13sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her.” 7Then Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and 14he bowed down and 15kissed him; and they 16asked each other of their welfare and went into the tent. 8Moses told his father-in-law all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians 17for Israel’s sake, all the 18hardship that had befallen them on the journey, and how 19the Lord had delivered them. 9Jethro rejoiced over all 20the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel, 21in delivering 22them from the hand of the Egyptians. 10So Jethro said, “23Blessed be the Lord who delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of Pharaoh, and who delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.