New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 18:7-12

7Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872wentוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122his father-in-lawH2860, andhe bowedH7812downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812andkissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him; and theyaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376otherלְרֵעֵ֖הוּle.re.'E.huH7453of their welfareלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the tentהָאֹֽהֱלָה׃ha.'O.he.lahH168.

8Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldוַיְסַפֵּ֤רvay.sa.PerH5608his father-in-lawH2860allכָּל־kol-H3605that the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213to Pharaohלְפַרְעֹ֣הle.far.'OhH6547and to the Egyptiansוּלְמִצְרַ֔יִםu.le.mitz.Ra.yimH4714for Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478sakeעַ֖ל אוֹדֹ֣ת'al 'o.DotH5921 H182,allכָּל־kol-H3605thehardshipהַתְּלָאָה֙ha.te.la.'AhH8513that had befallenמְצָאָ֣תַםme.tza.'A.tamH4672them on the journeyבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, and howthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had deliveredוַיַּצִּלֵ֖םvai.ya.tzi.LemH5337them.

9Jethroיִתְר֔וֹyit.RoH3503rejoicedוַיִּ֣חַדְּvai.Yi.chadH2302overעַ֚ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the goodnessH2899whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,in deliveringהִצִּיל֖וֹhi.tzi.LoH5337them from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10So Jethroיִתְרוֹ֒yit.RoH3503saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834deliveredהִצִּ֥ילhi.TzilH5337you from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and from the handוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, andwhoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834deliveredהִצִּיל֙hi.TzilH5337the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971from underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

11Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is greaterגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419thanH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the godsהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;indeedH3588,it was provenבַדָּבָ֔רva.da.VarH1697whenאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they dealtH2102proudlyH2102againstעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921the people.”

12Then Jethroיִתְר֨וֹyit.RoH3503,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872father-in-lawH2860,tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947a burntעֹלָ֥ה'o.LahH5930offeringH5930and sacrificesוּזְבָחִ֖יםu.ze.va.ChimH2077for Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430,and Aaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935with allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478to eatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398a mealלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899with Moses’מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872father-in-lawH2860beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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