New American Standard Bible 2020

Exodus 18:9-15

9And Jethroיִתְר֔וֹyit.RoH3503rejoicedוַיִּ֣חַדְּvai.Yi.chadH2302overעַ֚ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the goodnessH2899whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had doneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,in rescuingהִצִּיל֖וֹhi.tzi.LoH5337them from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10So Jethroיִתְרוֹ֒yit.RoH3503saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288be the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834rescuedהִצִּ֥ילhi.TzilH5337you from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and from the handוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, andwhoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834rescuedהִצִּיל֙hi.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 actedזָד֖וּza.DuH2102insolentlyH2102againstעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'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.

13And it cameH1961aboutH1961the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283,that Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872satוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427to judgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeעַל־'al-H5921Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872from the morningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242untilעַד־'ad-H5704the eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

14Now when Moses’מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872father-in-lawH2860sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200allכָּל־kol-H3605that he was doingעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213for the peopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971,he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100is thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697that you are doingעֹשֶׂה֙'o.SehH6213for the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971?Whyמַדּ֗וּעַma.Du.a'H4069do you aloneלְבַדֶּ֔ךָle.va.De.khaH905sitיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427as judgeand allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971standנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324beforeעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you from morningבֹּ֥קֶרBo.kerH1242untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153?”

15Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his father-in-lawH2860, “Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935to meto inquireלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

Read all of Exodus 18

Commentaries on Exodus 18