Revised Version 1895

Exodus 18:1-10

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.

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