New American Standard Bible 1995
Exodus 18:1-12
1Now 1JethroH3503, the priestH3548 of MidianH4080, Moses’H4872 father-in-lawH2860, heardH8085 of allH3605 that GodH430 had doneH6213 for MosesH4872 and for IsraelH3478 His peopleH5971, howH3588 the LordH3068 had broughtH3318 IsraelH3478 out of EgyptH4714. 2JethroH3503, Moses’H4872 father-in-lawH2860, tookH3947 Moses’H4872 wifeH802 2ZipporahH6855, afterH310 he had sentH7971 her awayH7971, 3and her 3twoH8147 sonsH1121, of whomH834 4oneH259 was namedH8034 GershomH1647, for Moses saidH559, “I have beenH1961 5a 6sojournerH1616 in a foreignH5237 landH776.” 47The otherH259 was namedH8034 89EliezerH461, for he said, “10The GodH430 of my fatherH1 was my helpH5828, and deliveredH5337 me from the swordH2719 of PharaohH6547.”
5Then JethroH3503, Moses’H4872 father-in-lawH2860, cameH935 with his sonsH1121 and his wifeH802 to MosesH4872 11in the wildernessH4057 whereH834H8033 he was campedH2583, at 12the mountH2022 of GodH430. 6He 13sentH559 wordH559 to MosesH4872, “I, your father-in-lawH2860 JethroH3503, am comingH935 to you with your wifeH802 and her twoH8147 sonsH1121 with her.” 7Then MosesH4872 wentH3318 out to meetH7122 his father-in-lawH2860, and 14he bowedH7812 downH7812 and 15kissedH5401 him; and they 16askedH7592 eachH376 otherH7453 of their welfareH7965 and wentH935 into the tentH168. 8MosesH4872 toldH5608 his father-in-lawH2860 allH3605 that the LordH3068 had doneH6213 to PharaohH6547 and to the EgyptiansH4714 17for Israel’sH3478 sakeH5921H182, allH3605 the 18hardshipH8513 that had befallenH4672 them on the journeyH1870, and how 19the LordH3068 had deliveredH5337 them. 9JethroH3503 rejoicedH2302 overH5921 allH3605 20the goodnessH2899 whichH834 the LordH3068 had doneH6213 to IsraelH3478, 21in deliveringH5337 22them from the handH3027 of the EgyptiansH4714. 10So JethroH3503 saidH559, “23BlessedH1288 be the LordH3068 whoH834 deliveredH5337 you from the handH3027 of the EgyptiansH4714 and from the handH3027 of PharaohH6547, and whoH834 deliveredH5337 the peopleH5971 from underH8478 the handH3027 of the EgyptiansH4714. 11NowH6258 I knowH3045 that 24the LordH3068 is greaterH1419 thanH4480 allH3605 the godsH430; 25indeedH3588, 26it was provenH1697 whenH834 they dealtH2102 proudlyH2102 againstH5921 27the people.” 1228Then JethroH3503, Moses’H4872 father-in-lawH2860, tookH3947 a burntH5930 offeringH5930 and sacrificesH2077 for GodH430, and AaronH175 cameH935 with allH3605 the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478 to eatH398 29a mealH3899 with Moses’H4872 father-in-lawH2860 beforeH6440 GodH430.
Notes
- 1. Exodus 18:1 Ex 2:16, 18; 3:1 ↩
- 2. Exodus 18:2 Ex 2:21; 4:25 ↩
- 3. Exodus 18:3 Ex 2:22; 4:20; Acts 7:29 ↩
- 4. Exodus 18:3 Lit the name of the one was ↩
- 5. Exodus 18:3 Ex 2:22 ↩
- 6. Exodus 18:3 Heb ger ↩
- 7. Exodus 18:4 Lit The name of the other was ↩
- 8. Exodus 18:4 Heb El-ezer; i.e. my God is help ↩
- 9. Exodus 18:4 1 Chr 23:15, 17 ↩
- 10. Exodus 18:4 Gen 49:25 ↩
- 11. Exodus 18:5 Lit unto ↩
- 12. Exodus 18:5 Ex 3:1, 12; 4:27; 24:13 ↩
- 13. Exodus 18:6 Lit said ↩
- 14. Exodus 18:7 Gen 43:26, 28 ↩
- 15. Exodus 18:7 Gen 29:13; Ex 4:27 ↩
- 16. Exodus 18:7 Gen 43:27; 2 Sam 11:7 ↩
- 17. Exodus 18:8 Ex 4:23; 7:4, 5 ↩
- 18. Exodus 18:8 Num 20:14; Neh 9:32 ↩
- 19. Exodus 18:8 Ex 15:6, 16 ↩
- 20. Exodus 18:9 Is 63:7-14 ↩
- 21. Exodus 18:9 Lit in that He had delivered ↩
- 22. Exodus 18:9 Lit him ↩
- 23. Exodus 18:10 Gen 14:20; 2 Sam 18:28; 1 Kin 8:56; Ps 68:19, 20 ↩
- 24. Exodus 18:11 Ex 12:12; 15:11; 2 Chr 2:5; Ps 95:3; 97:9; 135:5 ↩
- 25. Exodus 18:11 Lit indeed, in the thing in which they ↩
- 26. Exodus 18:11 Luke 1:51 ↩
- 27. Exodus 18:11 Lit them ↩
- 28. Exodus 18:12 Gen 31:54; Ex 24:5 ↩
- 29. Exodus 18:12 Lit bread ↩
Commentaries on Exodus 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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