Exodus 18:4

Exodus 18:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:
• New International Version (NIV)and the other was named Eliezer, for he said, “My father’s God was my helper; he saved me from the sword of Pharaoh.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the name of the other, Eliezer (for he said, "The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh").
• New Living Translation (NLT)His second son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, “The God of my ancestors was my helper; he rescued me from the sword of Pharaoh.”)

Context of Exodus 18:4

2Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back, 3with her two sons, of whom the name of one was Gershom (for he said, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land”) and the name of the other was Eliezer (for he said, “The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh”); 5and 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. 6Now he had said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her.”

Exodus 18:4 word by word

וְשֵׁ֥ם הָאֶחָ֖ד אֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר כִּֽי־אֱלֹהֵ֤י אָבִי֙ בְּעֶזְרִ֔י וַיַּצִּלֵ֖נִי מֵחֶ֥רֶב פַּרְעֹֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the otherאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֫זֶר'ĕlîy‛ezer · EliezerH461
• for the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of my fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• mine helpעֵ֫זֶר‛êzer · helperH5828
• and deliveredנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• me from the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• of Pharaohפַּרְעֹהpar‛ôh · PharaohH6547

Cross-references for Exodus 18:4

• Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
• Isaiah 50:7“For the Lord God will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.
• Hebrews 13:6So we may boldly say: “The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
• Exodus 2:15When Pharaoh heard of this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian; and he sat down by a well.
• Psalms 18:1I will love You, O Lord, my strength.
• Psalms 48:1Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised In the city of our God, In His holy mountain.
• Psalms 34:4I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.
• Daniel 6:22My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.”
• Acts 12:11And when Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord has sent His angel, and has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people.”
• 2 Corinthians 1:8For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life.
• 2 Timothy 4:17But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message might be preached fully through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear. Also I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

Commentaries on Exodus 18:4

• 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 18:4

• Eliezer
• Moses
• Zipporah

In the dictionaries

• God
• Pharaoh
• Eliezer
• Goodness
• Hard
• Heavy
• Jethro
• Matter
• Wear
• Blindness, Judicial

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