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Exodus 18

1WhenJethroיִתְר֨וֹyit.RoH3503, thepriestכֹהֵ֤ןkho.HenH3548ofMidianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872’ father inlawחֹתֵ֣ןcho.TenH2859,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085of all thatGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430haddoneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213forMosesלְמֹשֶׁ֔הle.mo.ShehH4872, and forIsraelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478hispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971, and that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hadbroughtהוֹצִ֧יאho.Tzi'H3318Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

2ThenJethroיִתְרוֹ֙yit.RoH3503,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872’ father inlawחֹתֵ֣ןcho.TenH2859,tookוַיִּקַּ֗חvai.yi.KachH3947Zipporahצִפֹּרָ֖הtzi.po.RahH6855,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872’wifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802,afterאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310he had sent herbackשִׁלּוּחֶֽיהָ׃shi.lu.Chei.haH7964,

3And hertwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֑יהָva.Nei.haH1121; of which thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of theoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259wasGershomגֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔םge.re.ShomH1647; for hesaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, I have been analienגֵּ֣רgerH1616in astrangeנָכְרִיָּֽה׃na.khe.ri.YahH5237landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776:

4And thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of theotherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259wasEliezerאֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר'e.li.'E.zerH461; for theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1, said he, was myhelpבְּעֶזְרִ֔יbe.'ez.RiH5828, anddeliveredוַיַּצִּלֵ֖נִיvai.ya.tzi.Le.niH5337me from theswordמֵחֶ֥רֶבme.Che.revH2719ofPharaohפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547:

5AndJethroיִתְר֨וֹyit.RoH3503,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872’ father inlawחֹתֵ֥ןcho.TenH2859,cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935with hissonsוּבָנָ֥יוu.va.NavH1121and hiswifeוְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹve.'ish.ToH802toMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872into thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּ֗רha.mid.BarH4057, where heencampedחֹנֶ֥הcho.NehH2583at themountהַ֥רharH2022ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430:

6And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, I thy father inlawחֹתֶנְךָ֥cho.ten.KhaH2859Jethroיִתְר֖וֹyit.RoH3503havecomeבָּ֣אba'H935to thee, and thywifeוְאִ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔ve.'Ish.te.khaH802, and hertwoוּשְׁנֵ֥יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֖יהָva.Nei.haH1121with her.

7AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehH4872wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318tomeetH7125his father inlawחֹֽתְנ֗וֹcho.te.NoH2859, and didobeisanceוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812, andkissedוַיִּשַּׁק־vai.yi.shak-H5401him; and theyaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּvai.yish.'a.LuH7592eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376otherלְרֵעֵ֖הוּle.re.'E.huH7453of theirwelfareלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965; and theycameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into thetentהָאֹֽהֱלָה׃ha.'O.he.lahH168.

8AndMosesמֹשֶׁה֙mo.ShehH4872toldוַיְסַפֵּ֤רvay.sa.PerH5608his father inlawלְחֹ֣תְנ֔וֹle.Cho.te.NoH2859all that theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068haddoneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213toPharaohלְפַרְעֹ֣הle.far.'OhH6547and to theEgyptiansוּלְמִצְרַ֔יִםu.le.mitz.Ra.yimH4714forIsrael’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478sakeאוֹדֹ֣ת'o.DotH182, and all thetravailהַתְּלָאָה֙ha.te.la.'AhH8513that hadcomeמְצָאָ֣תַםme.tza.'A.tamH4672upon them by thewayבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870, and how theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068deliveredוַיַּצִּלֵ֖םvai.ya.tzi.LemH5337them.

9AndJethroיִתְר֔וֹyit.RoH3503rejoicedוַיִּ֣חַדְּvai.Yi.chadH2302for all thegoodnessהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896which theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068haddoneעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, whom he haddeliveredהִצִּיל֖וֹhi.tzi.LoH5337out of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of theEgyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10AndJethroיִתְרוֹ֒yit.RoH3503saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559,Blessedבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1288be theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, who hathdeliveredהִצִּ֥ילhi.TzilH5337you out of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and out of thehandוּמִיַּ֣דu.mi.YadH3027ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547, who hathdeliveredהִצִּיל֙hi.TzilH5337thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971from under thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theEgyptiansמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

11Now Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isgreaterגָד֥וֹלga.DolH1419than allgodsהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: for in thethingבַדָּבָ֔רva.da.VarH1697in which they dealtproudlyזָד֖וּza.DuH2102he was above them.

12AndJethroיִתְר֨וֹyit.RoH3503,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֛הmo.ShehH4872’ father inlawחֹתֵ֥ןcho.TenH2859,tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947a burntofferingעֹלָ֥ה'o.LahH5930andsacrificesוּזְבָחִ֖יםu.ze.va.ChimH2077forGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430: andAaronאַהֲרֹ֜ן'a.ha.RonH175cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935, and all theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, toeatלֶאֱכָל־le.'e.khol-H398breadלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899withMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872’ father inlawחֹתֵ֥ןcho.TenH2859beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

13And it came to pass on the nextdayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283, thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872satוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427tojudgeלִשְׁפֹּ֣טlish.PotH8199thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971: and thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֤דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975byMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872from themorningהַבֹּ֖קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242to theeveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

14And whenMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872’ father inlawחֹתֵ֣ןcho.TenH2859sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200all that hedidעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213to thepeopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971, hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What is thisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697that thoudoestעֹשֶׂה֙'o.SehH6213to thepeopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971? whysittestיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427thou thyself alone, and all thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971standנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324by thee frommorningבֹּ֥קֶרBo.kerH1242toeveningעָֽרֶב׃'A.revH6153?

15AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his father inlawלְחֹתְנ֑וֹle.cho.te.NoH2859, Because thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971comeיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935to me toenquireלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430:

16When they have amatterדָּבָר֙da.VarH1697, theycomeבָּ֣אba'H935to me; and Ijudgeוְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔יve.Sha.fa.TiH8199betweenoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376andanotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453, and I make themknowוְהוֹדַעְתִּ֛יve.ho.da'.TiH3045thestatutesחֻקֵּ֥יchu.KeiH2706ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and hislawsתּוֹרֹתָֽיו׃to.ro.TavH8451.

17AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872’ father inlawחֹתֵ֥ןcho.TenH2859saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that thoudoestעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213is notgoodטוֹב֙tOvH2896.

18Thou wiltsurelyנָבֹ֣לna.VolH5034wearawayתִּבֹּ֔לti.BolH5034, both thou, and thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971that is with thee: for thisthingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697is tooheavyכָבֵ֤דkha.VedH3515for thee; thou art notableתוּכַ֥לtu.KhalH3201toperformעֲשֹׂ֖הוּ'a.So.huH6213it thyself alone.

19Hearkenשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085now to myvoiceבְּקֹלִי֙be.ko.LiH6963, I will give theecounselאִיעָ֣צְךָ֔'i.'A.tze.khaH3289, andGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430shallbeH1961with thee: Be thou for thepeopleלָעָ֗םla.'AmH5971towardGodמ֚וּל הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםmul ha.'E.lo.HimH4136 H430, that thou mayestbringוְהֵבֵאתָ֥ve.he.ve.TaH935thecausesהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697toGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430:

20And thou shaltteachוְהִזְהַרְתָּ֣הve.hiz.har.TahH2094 H853themordinancesהַחֻקִּ֖יםha.chu.KimH2706andlawsהַתּוֹרֹ֑תha.to.RotH8451, and shaltshowוְהוֹדַעְתָּ֣ve.ho.da'.TaH3045them thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870in which they mustwalkH3212, and theworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖הha.ma.'a.SehH4639that they mustdoיַעֲשֽׂוּן׃ya.'a.SunH6213.

21Moreover thou shaltprovideתֶחֱזֶ֣הte.che.ZehH2372out of all thepeopleהָ֠עָםHa.'omH5971ableחַ֜יִלCha.yilH2428menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582, such asfearיִרְאֵ֧יyir.'EiH3373Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430,menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582oftruthאֱמֶ֖ת'e.MetH571,hatingשֹׂ֣נְאֵיSo.ne.'eiH8130covetousnessבָ֑צַעVa.tza'H1215; andplaceוְשַׂמְתָּ֣ve.sam.TaH7760such over them, to berulersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505, andrulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofhundredsמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967,rulersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269offiftiesחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572, andrulersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269oftensעֲשָׂרֹֽת׃'a.sa.RotH6235:

22And let themjudgeוְשָׁפְט֣וּve.sha.fe.TuH8199thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971at allseasonsעֵת֒'etH6256: and it shall be, that everygreatהַגָּדֹל֙ha.ga.DolH1419matterהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697they shallbringיָבִ֣יאוּya.Vi.'uH935to thee, but everysmallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996matterהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697they shalljudgeיִשְׁפְּטוּ־yish.pe.tu-H8199: so shall it beeasierוְהָקֵל֙ve.ha.KelH7043for thyself, and they shallbearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375the burden with thee.

23If thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697, andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430commandוְצִוְּךָ֣ve.tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee so, then thou shalt beableוְיָֽכָלְתָּ֖ve.ya.khal.TaH3201toendureעֲמֹ֑ד'a.ModH5975, and all thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971shall alsogoיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935to theirplaceמְקֹמ֖וֹme.ko.MoH4725inpeaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.

24SoMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to thevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of his father inlawחֹתְנ֑וֹcho.te.NoH2859, anddidוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213all that he hadsaidאָמָֽר׃'a.MarH559.

25AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֤הmo.ShehH4872choseוַיִּבְחַ֨רvai.yiv.CharH977ableחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582out of allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.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.'AmH5971at allseasonsעֵ֑ת'EtH6256: thehardהַקָּשֶׁה֙ha.ka.ShehH7186causesהַדָּבָ֤רha.da.VarH1697theybroughtיְבִיא֣וּןye.vi.'UnH935toMosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872, but everysmallהַקָּטֹ֖ןha.ka.TonH6996matterהַדָּבָ֥ר הֵֽם׃ha.da.Var HemH1697 H1992theyjudgedיִשְׁפּוּט֥וּyish.pu.TuH8199themselves.

27AndMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872let his father inlawחֹתְנ֑וֹcho.te.NoH2859departוַיְשַׁלַּ֥חvay.sha.LachH7971; and hewentH3212his way into his ownlandאַרְצֽוֹ׃ פ'ar.TzoH776.

Commentaries on Exodus 18

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