New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 18:2-6

2Jethroיִתְרוֹ֙yit.RoH3503,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872father-in-lawH2860,tookוַיִּקַּ֗חvai.yi.KachH3947Moses’מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֖הtzi.po.RahH6855,afterאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310he had sentH7971her awayH7971,

3and hertwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֑יהָva.Nei.haH1121,of whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834oneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259was namedשֵׁ֤םshemH8034Gershomגֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔םge.re.ShomH1647,for Moses saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, “I have beenהָיִ֔יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961asojournerגֵּ֣רgerH1616in a foreignנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.”

4The otherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259was namedוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461, for he said, “The Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1was my helpבְּעֶזְרִ֔יbe.'ez.RiH5828,and deliveredוַיַּצִּלֵ֖נִיvai.ya.tzi.Le.niH5337me from the swordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719of Pharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547.”

5Then Jethroיִתְר֨וֹyit.RoH3503,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872father-in-lawH2860,cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935with his sonsוּבָנָ֥יוu.va.NavH1121and his wifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872in the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֗רha.mid.BarH4057whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֖ם'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033he was campedחֹנֶ֥הcho.NehH2583, atthe mountהַ֥רharH2022of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

6HesentH559wordH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, “I, your father-in-lawH2860Jethroיִתְר֖וֹyit.RoH3503,am comingבָּ֣אba'H935to you with your wifeוְאִ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔ve.'Ish.te.khaH802and her twoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֖יהָva.Nei.haH1121with her.”

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