Exodus 18:5

Exodus 18:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:
• New International Version (NIV)Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, together with Moses’ sons and wife, came to him in the wilderness, where he was camped near the mountain of God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses in the wilderness where he was encamped at the mountain of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses in the wilderness, where he was encamped at the mountain of God.

Context of Exodus 18:5

3and her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, for Moses said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land.” 4And the other was named Eliezer, for he said, “The God of my father was my help, and saved me from the sword of Pharaoh.” Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses in the wilderness where he was camped, at the mountain of God. 6And he sent 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 he bowed down and kissed him; and they asked each other about their welfare, and went into the tent.

Exodus 18:5 word by word

וַיָּבֹ֞א יִתְר֨וֹ חֹתֵ֥ן מֹשֶׁ֛ה וּבָנָ֥יו וְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּ֗ר אֲשֶׁר־ה֛וּא חֹנֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם הַ֥ר הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• Then Jethroיִתְרוֹyithrô · JethroH3503
• Moses’מֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• with his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057
• whereאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• whereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• he was campedחָנָהchânâh · to campH2583
• the mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Exodus 18:5

• Exodus 3:1Now Moses was pasturing the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
• Exodus 19:11and have them ready for the third day, for on the third day the Lord will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.
• Exodus 24:16The glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it for six days; and on the seventh day He called to Moses from the midst of the cloud.
• 1 Kings 19:8So he arose and ate and drank, and he journeyed in the strength of that food for forty days and forty nights to Horeb, the mountain of God.

Commentaries on Exodus 18:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Jethro - came with his sons - There are several reasons to induce us to believe that the fact related here is out of its due chronological order, and that Jethro did not come to Moses till the beginning of the second year of the exodus, (see Numbers 10:11;), some time after the tabernacle had been erected, and the Hebrew commonwealth established, both in things civil and ecclesiastical. This opinion is founded on the following reasons: - On this verse…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The wilderness - i. e., according to the view which seems on the whole most probable, the plain near the northern summit of Horeb, the mountain of God. The valley which opens upon Er Rahah on the left of Horeh is called “Wady Shueib” by the Arabs, i. e. the vale of Hobab.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-12Moses had sent his wife and children back to stay with his father-in-law at some point. During the intense confrontation with Pharaoh, Moses might have feared for their lives. Jethro now came to meet Moses and the Israelites, bringing the family of Moses with him (18:2–6). During the visit, Moses gave him a report. Jethro came to trust in the Lord through the testimony of the Lord's work.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271-5. Jethro ... came ... unto Moses, &c.--It is thought by many eminent commentators that this episode is inserted out of its chronological order, for it is described as occurring when the Israelites were "encamped at the mount of God." And yet they did not reach it till the third month after their departure from Egypt (Ex 19:1, 2; compare De 1:6, 9-15).Read the comment

Topics related to Exodus 18:5

• Moses
• Zipporah

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jethro
• Moses
• Jethro, Reuel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Father-in-Law
• Goodness
• Hard
• Heavy
• Hobab

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