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Exodus 18:1-10

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.

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