Revised Version 1895

Exodus 18

1Nowכִּֽי־ki-H3588Jethroיִתְר֨וֹyit.RoH3503, thepriestכֹהֵ֤ןkho.HenH3548ofMidianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872father in law,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thatGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430haddoneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213forMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֔הle.mo.ShehH4872, and forIsraelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478hispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971,howאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hadbroughtH3318Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outH3318ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

2AndJethroיִתְרוֹ֙yit.RoH3503,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872father in law,tookH3947Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֖הtzi.po.RahH6855,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,afterH310he hadsentH3947herH3947awayH310,

3andherהָיִ֔יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֑יהָva.Nei.haH1121; ofwhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the one wasGershomגֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔םge.re.ShomH1647; for hesaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, I have been asojournerגֵּ֣רgerH1616in a strangelandבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776:

4and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of theotherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259wasEliezerאֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461; for he said, TheGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1was myhelpבְּעֶזְרִ֔יbe.'ez.RiH5828, anddeliveredוַיַּצִּלֵ֖נִיvai.ya.tzi.Le.niH5337meH5337from theswordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719ofPharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547:

5andJethroיִתְר֨וֹyit.RoH3503,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872father in law,cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935with hissonsוּבָנָ֥יוu.va.NavH1121and hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872intoH413thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֗רha.mid.BarH4057whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he wasencampedחֹנֶ֥הcho.NehH2583, at themountהַ֥רharH2022ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430:

6and hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, I thy father in lawJethroיִתְר֖וֹyit.RoH3503amcomeבָּ֣אba'H935unto thee, and thywifeוְאִ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔ve.'Ish.te.khaH802, andherאֶל־'el-H413twoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֖יהָva.Nei.haH1121withherאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.

7AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872wentH3318outH3318tomeetH7125his father in law, anddidH376obeisance, andkissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him; and theyaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592eachH376otherלְרֵעֵ֖הוּle.re.'E.huH7453of theirwelfareלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965; and theycameH935intoH935thetentהָאֹֽהֱלָה׃ha.'O.he.lahH168.

8AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldוַיְסַפֵּ֤רvay.sa.PerH5608his father in lawallכָּל־kol-H3605that theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068haddoneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213untoPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֣הle.far.'OhH6547and to theEgyptiansוּלְמִצְרַ֔יִםu.le.mitz.Ra.yimH4714forIsrael’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478sakeH5921,allכָּל־kol-H3605the travail that hadcomeמְצָאָ֣תַםme.tza.'A.tamH4672uponH5921them by thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, andhowH834theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068deliveredוַיַּצִּלֵ֖םvai.ya.tzi.LemH5337them.

9AndJethroיִתְר֔וֹyit.RoH3503rejoicedוַיִּ֣חַדְּvai.Yi.chadH2302forallכָּל־kol-H3605the goodnesswhichH834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068haddoneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, in that he haddeliveredהִצִּיל֖וֹhi.tzi.LoH5337themoutעַ֚ל'alH5921of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of theEgyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10AndJethroיִתְרוֹ֒yit.RoH3503saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559,Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, who hathdeliveredהִצִּ֥ילhi.TzilH5337youH834outH3027of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andoutH3027of thehandוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547; who hathdeliveredהִצִּיל֙hi.TzilH5337thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971fromunderמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theEgyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

11Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isgreaterגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419thanH5921allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605godsהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:yeaH3588, in thethingבַדָּבָ֔רva.da.VarH1697whereinאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theydealtH2102proudlyH2102againstH5921them.

12AndJethroיִתְר֨וֹyit.RoH3503,Moses’מֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872father in law,tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947aburntעֹלָ֥ה'o.LahH5930offering andsacrificesוּזְבָחִ֖יםu.ze.va.ChimH2077forGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430: andAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935, andallוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, toeatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899withMoses’מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872father in lawbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

13And itcameH1961topassH1961on the morrow, thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872satוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971: and thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975aboutH1961Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872from themorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242unto theeveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

14And whenMoses’מֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872father in lawsawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200allכָּל־kol-H3605that hedidH6213to thepeopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971, hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,WhatH4100is thisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697that thou doest to thepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971?whyH4100sittest thou thyselfaloneלְבַדֶּ֔ךָle.va.De.khaH905, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971standנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324aboutעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee frommorningבֹּ֥קֶרBo.kerH1242untoevenעַד־'ad-H5704?

15AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his father in law,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935untomeאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413toinquireלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430:

16when they have amatterדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697, theycomeבָּ֣אba'H935untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413; and Ijudgeוְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.fa.TiH8199betweenH996amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376and his neighbour, and Imakeוְהוֹדַעְתִּ֛יve.ho.da'.TiH3045themknowH3045thestatutesחֻקֵּ֥יchu.KeiH2706ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and hislawsתּוֹרֹתָֽיו׃to.ro.TavH8451.

17AndMoses’מֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872father in lawsaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that thou doest isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goodטוֹב֙tOvH2896.

18Thou wiltsurelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588wearH5034awayH4480,bothH1571thou, and thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that is with thee: for thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697istooH4480heavyכָבֵ֤דkha.VedH3515for thee; thou artnotלֹא־lo'-H3808ableתוּכַ֥לtu.KhalH3201toperformעֲשֹׂ֖הוּ'a.So.huH6213it thyselfaloneלְבַדֶּֽךָ׃le.va.De.khaH905.

19Hearkennowעַתָּ֞ה'a.TahH6258unto myvoiceבְּקֹלִי֙be.ko.LiH6963, I willgiveH3289theecounselH3289, andGodH430be with thee: be thou for thepeopleלָעָ֗םla.'AmH5971to God-ward, andbringוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935thou the causes untoGodH430:

20and thou shaltteachוְהוֹדַעְתָּ֣ve.ho.da'.TaH3045them thestatutesהַחֻקִּ֖יםha.chu.KimH2706and thelawsהַתּוֹרֹ֑תha.to.RotH8451, and shalt shew them thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870whereinאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theymustH853walkH1870, and theworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖הha.ma.'a.SehH4639that theymustH853doיַעֲשֽׂוּן׃ya.'a.SunH6213.

21Moreover thou shalt provideoutעֲלֵהֶ֗ם'a.le.HemH5921ofallH3605thepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971ableחַ֜יִלCha.yilH2428menH376,suchH3605asfearיִרְאֵ֧יyir.'EiH3373Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430,menH376oftruthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571,hatingשֹׂ֣נְאֵיSo.ne.'eiH8130unjustבָ֑צַעVa.tza'H1215gainH1215; andplaceוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760suchH3605over them, to berulersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505,rulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofhundredsמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967,rulersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269offiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572, andrulersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269oftensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235:

22andletH1961themjudgeוְשָׁפְט֣וּve.sha.fe.TuH8199thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971atallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605seasons: and it shall be, thateveryכָּל־kol-H3605greatהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419matterהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697they shallbringיָבִ֣יאוּya.Vi.'uH935unto thee, buteveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605smallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996matterהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697they shalljudgeיִשְׁפְּטוּ־yish.pe.tu-H8199themselvesהֵ֑םHemH1992:soH1961shall it beeasierוְהָקֵל֙ve.ha.KelH7043for thyself, and they shallbearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375theburdenאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413with thee.

23Ifאִ֣ם'imH518thou shaltdoH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697, andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430commandוְצִוְּךָ֣ve.tzi.ve.KhaH6680theesoH6213, then thou shalt beableוְיָֽכָלְתָּ֖ve.ya.khal.TaH3201toendureעֲמֹ֑ד'a.ModH5975, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971also shallgoיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935to theirplaceמְקֹמ֖וֹme.ko.MoH4725inpeaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.

24SoH6213Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872hearkened to thevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of his father in law, anddidH6213allכֹּ֖לkolH3605that he hadsaidאָמָֽר׃'a.MarH559.

25AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872choseוַיִּבְחַ֨רvai.yiv.CharH977ableחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428menH376outעַל־'al-H5921ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andmadeוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414themheadsרָאשִׁ֖יםra.ShimH7218over thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,rulersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505,rulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofhundredsמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967,rulersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269offiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572, andrulersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269oftensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235.

26And theyjudgedוְשָׁפְט֥וּve.sha.fe.TuH8199thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971atallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605seasons: thehardהַקָּשֶׁה֙ha.ka.ShehH7186causes theybroughtיְבִיא֣וּןye.vi.'UnH935untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, buteveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605smallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996matterH1697theyjudgedיִשְׁפּוּט֥וּyish.pu.TuH8199themselvesהֵֽם׃HemH1992.

27AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872letH7971his father in law depart; and hewentH413hiswayH7971intoH413his ownlandאַרְצֽוֹ׃ פ'ar.TzoH776.

Commentaries on Exodus 18

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