Verse 8
Exodus 18:8
Bible in Basic English
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And Moses gave his father-in-law an account of all the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians because of Israel, and of all the troubles which had come on them by the way, and how the Lord had given them salvation.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְסַפֵּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ לְ/חֹ֣תְנ֔/וֹ אֵת֩ כָּל אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְ/פַרְעֹ֣ה וּ/לְ/מִצְרַ֔יִם עַ֖ל אוֹדֹ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֵ֤ת כָּל הַ/תְּלָאָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מְצָאָ֣תַ/ם בַּ/דֶּ֔רֶךְ וַ/יַּצִּלֵ֖/ם יְהוָֽה
English Translation
And Moses told his father-in-law all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to Egypt on account of Israel, and all the hardship that had found them on the way, and how the Lord delivered them.
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Chapter 18 Context
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Now news came to Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, of all God (Elohim) had done fo...
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And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
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And her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, for he said, I have been living in a strange land:
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And the name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, The God (Elohim) of my father was my help, and k...
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And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to where Moses had put up his tent...
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And he said to Moses, I, your father-in-law, have come to you, with your wife and your two sons.
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And Moses went out to his father-in-law, and went down on his face before him and gave him a kiss; a...
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8
And Moses gave his father-in-law an account of all the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians...
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And Jethro was glad because the Lord had been good to Israel, freeing them from the power of the Egy...
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And Jethro said, Praise be to the Lord, who has taken you out of the hand of Pharaoh and out of the...
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11
Now I am certain that the Lord is greater than all gods, for he has overcome them in their pride.
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12
Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, made a burned offering to God (Elohim): and Aaron came, with the...
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13
Now on the day after, Moses took his seat to give decisions for the people: and the people were wait...
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14
And when Moses' father-in-law saw all he was doing, he said, What is this you are doing for the peop...
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And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to get directions from God (Elohi...
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And if they have any question between themselves, they come to me, and I am judge between a man and...
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And Moses' father-in-law said to him, What you are doing is not good.
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Your strength and that of the people will be completely used up: this work is more than you are able...
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Give ear now to my suggestion, and may God (Elohim) be with you: you are to be the people's represen...
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20
Teaching them his rules and his laws, guiding them in the way they have to go, and making clear to t...
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But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God (Elohim), true m...
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And let them be judges in the causes of the people at all times: and let them put before you all imp...
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If you do this, and God (Elohim) gives approval, then you will be able to go on without weariness, a...
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So Moses took note of the words of his father-in-law, and did as he had said.
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And he made selection of able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, captains o...
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And they were judges in the causes of the people at all times: the hard questions they put before Mo...
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And Moses let his father-in-law go away, and he went back to his land.
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