Verse 7
Exodus 18:7
World English Bible, British Edition
7
Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed and kissed
him. They asked each other of their welfare, and they came into the tent.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּצֵ֨א מֹשֶׁ֜ה לִ/קְרַ֣את חֹֽתְנ֗/וֹ וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ֙ וַ/יִּשַּׁק ל֔/וֹ וַ/יִּשְׁאֲל֥וּ אִישׁ לְ/רֵעֵ֖/הוּ לְ/שָׁל֑וֹם וַ/יָּבֹ֖אוּ הָ/אֹֽהֱלָ/ה
English Translation
And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and he bowed down and kissed him, and they asked each other about their well-being, and they came into the tent.
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Chapter 18 Context
1
Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that
God (Elohim) had done for...
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2
Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he
had sent her away,
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3
and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, for Moses said, “I have lived
as a foreigner in a...
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4
The name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, “My father’s God (Elohim) was my help and delivered...
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5
Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with Moses’ sons and his wife to Moses
into the wilderness where...
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6
He said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, have come to you with
your wife, and her two sons w...
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7
Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed and kissed
him. They asked each other of their w...
8
Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and
to the Egyptians for Israel’s...
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9
Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel,
in that he had delivered the...
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10
Jethro said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you out of the
hand of the Egyptians, and out o...
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11
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods because of the way
that they treated people arroga...
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12
Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices
for God (Elohim). Aaron came with...
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13
On the next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and the people
stood around Moses from the morning t...
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14
When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said,
“What is this thing that you d...
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15
Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to
me to enquire of God (Elohim).
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16
When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between a man
and his neighbour, and I make th...
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17
Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good.
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18
You will surely wear away, both you, and this people that is with you;
for the thing is too heavy fo...
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19
Listen now to my voice. I will give you counsel, and God (Elohim) be with you.
You represent the peo...
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20
You shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and shall show them
the way in which they must walk,...
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21
Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men which fear
God (Elohim): men of truth, hat...
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22
Let them judge the people at all times. It shall be that every great
matter they shall bring to you,...
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23
If you will do this thing, and God (Elohim) commands you so, then you will be
able to endure, and al...
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24
So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did
all that he had said.
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25
Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the
people, rulers of thousands, ru...
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26
They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard cases to
Moses, but every small matter th...
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27
Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own
land.
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