New American Standard Bible 1995

Exodus 4:18-20

18Then Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872departedוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁב׀vai.Ya.shovH7725toJethroיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3500his father-in-lawH2860and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Pleaseנָּ֗אNa'H4994,let me goאֵ֣לְכָה'E.le.khahH1980,that I may returnוְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahH7725to my brethrenאַחַ֣י'a.ChaiH251whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and seeוְאֶרְאֶ֖הve.'er.'EhH7200if they are stillהַעוֹדָ֣םha.'o.DamH5750aliveחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416.”And Jethroיִתְר֛וֹyit.RoH3503saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesלְמֹשֶׁ֖הle.mo.ShehH4872, “Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980in peaceלְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.LomH7965.”

19Now the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Mosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872in Midianבְּמִדְיָ֔ןbe.mid.YanH4080, “Goלֵ֖ךְlekhH1980backשֻׁ֣בshuvH7725to Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, forallכָּל־kol-H3605the menH376who were seekingהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםham.vak.ShimH1245your lifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315are deadמֵ֙תוּ֙me.tuH4191.”

20So Mosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947his wifeאִשְׁתּ֣וֹ'ish.ToH802and hissonsבָּנָ֗יוba.NavH1121and mountedוַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙vai.yar.ki.VemH7392them on a donkeyהַחֲמֹ֔רha.cha.MorH2543,and returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to the landאַ֣רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872also tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947thestaffמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

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