Exodus 18:1-12

1Now 1JethroH3503, the priestH3548 of MidianH4080, Moses’H4872 father-in-lawH2860, heardH8085 about everythingH3605 that GodH430 had doneH6213 for MosesH4872 and for IsraelH3478 His peopleH5971, howH3588 the LordH3068 had broughtH3318 IsraelH3478 outH3318 of EgyptH4714. 2And JethroH3503, Moses’H4872 father-in-lawH2860, tookH3947 in Moses’H4872 wifeH802 2ZipporahH6855, afterH310 he had sentH7971 her awayH7971, 3and her 3twoH8147 sonsH1121, 4oneH259 of whomH834 was namedH8034 GershomH1647, for Moses saidH559, “I have beenH1961 5a strangerH1616 in a foreignH5237 landH776.” 4And 6the otherH259 was namedH8034 78EliezerH461, for he said, “9The GodH430 of my fatherH1 was my helpH5828, and savedH5337 me from the swordH2719 of PharaohH6547.”

5Then JethroH3503, Moses’H4872 father-in-lawH2860, cameH935 with his sonsH1121 and his wifeH802 to MosesH4872 10in the wildernessH4057 whereH834H8033 he was campedH2583, at 11the mountainH2022 of GodH430. 6And he 12sentH559 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 outH3318 to meetH7122 his father-in-lawH2860, and 13he bowedH2331 downH2331 and 14kissedH5401 him; and they 15askedH7592 eachH376 otherH7453 about their welfareH7965, and wentH935 into the tentH168. 8MosesH4872 toldH5608 his father-in-lawH2860 everythingH3605 that the LordH3068 had doneH6213 to PharaohH6547 and to the EgyptiansH4714 16forH5921 Israel’sH3478 sakeH5921H182, allH3605 the 17hardshipH8513 that had confrontedH4672 them on the journeyH1870, and how 18the LordH3068 had rescuedH5337 them. 9And JethroH3503 rejoicedH2302 overH5921 allH3605 19the goodnessH2899 whichH834 the LordH3068 had doneH6213 for IsraelH3478, 20in rescuingH5337 21them from the handH3027 of the EgyptiansH4714. 10So JethroH3503 saidH559, “22BlessedH1288 be the LordH3068 whoH834 rescuedH5337 you from the handH3027 of the EgyptiansH4714 and from the handH3027 of PharaohH6547, and whoH834 rescuedH5337 the peopleH5971 from underH8478 the handH3027 of the EgyptiansH4714. 11NowH6258 I knowH3045 that 23the LordH3068 is greaterH1419 thanH4480 allH3605 the godsH430; indeedH3588, 2425it was provenH1697 whenH834 they actedH2102 insolentlyH2102 againstH5921 26the people.” 1227Then 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 28a mealH3899 with Moses’H4872 father-in-lawH2860 beforeH6440 GodH430.