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Exodus 18 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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Jethro, Moses’ Father-in-law

(Deu 1:9–18 )

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Now Jethro H3503, the priest H3548 of Midian H4080, Moses’ H4872 father-in-law H2859, heard H8085 about everything H3605 that God H430 had done H6213 for Moses H4872 and for Israel H3478 His people H5971, how H3588 the LORD H3068 had brought H3318 Israel H3478 out H3318 of Egypt H4714.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:2 - And Jethro H3503, Moses’ H4872 father-in-law H2859, took H3947 in Moses’ H4872 wife H802 Zipporah H6855, after H310 he had sent H7971 her away H7971,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:3 - and her two H8147 sons H1121, [fn]one H259 of whom H834 was named H8034 Gershom H1647, for Moses said H559, “I have been H1961 a stranger H1616 in a foreign H5237 land H776.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:4 - And [fn]the other H259 was named H8034 [fn]Eliezer H461, for he said, “The God H430 of my father H1 was my help H5828, and saved H5337 me from the sword H2719 of Pharaoh H6547.”

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Then Jethro H3503, Moses’ H4872 father-in-law H2859, came H935 with his sons H1121 and his wife H802 to Moses H4872 [fn]in the wilderness H4057 where H834 H8033 he was camped H2583, at the mountain H2022 of God H430.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:6 - And he [fn]sent H559 word H559 to Moses H4872: “I, your father-in-law H2859 Jethro H3503, am coming H935 to you with your wife H802 and her two H8147 sons H1121 with her.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:7 - Then Moses H4872 went H3318 out H3318 to meet H7122 his father-in-law H2859, and he bowed H2331 down H2331 and kissed H5401 him; and they asked H7592 each H376 other H7453 about their welfare H7965, and went H935 into the tent H168.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:8 - Moses H4872 told H5608 his father-in-law H2859 everything H3605 that the LORD H3068 had done H6213 to Pharaoh H6547 and to the Egyptians H4714 for H5921 Israel’s H3478 sake H5921 H182, all H3605 the hardship H8513 that had confronted H4672 them on the journey H1870, and how the LORD H3068 had rescued H5337 them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:9 - And Jethro H3503 rejoiced H2302 over H5921 all H3605 the goodness H2896 which H834 the LORD H3068 had done H6213 for Israel H3478, [fn]in rescuing H5337 [fn]them from the hand H3027 of the Egyptians H4714.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:10 - So Jethro H3503 said H559, “Blessed H1288 be the LORD H3068 who H834 rescued H5337 you from the hand H3027 of the Egyptians H4714 and from the hand H3027 of Pharaoh H6547, and who H834 rescued H5337 the people H5971 from under H8478 the hand H3027 of the Egyptians H4714.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:11 - “Now H6258 I know H3045 that the LORD H3068 is greater H1419 than H4480 all H3605 the gods H430; indeed H3588, [fn]it was proven H1697 when H834 they acted H2102 insolently H2102 against H5921 [fn]the people.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:12 - Then Jethro H3503, Moses’ H4872 father-in-law H2859, took H3947 a burnt H5930 offering H5930 and sacrifices H2077 for God H430, and Aaron H175 came H935 with all H3605 the elders H2205 of Israel H3478 to eat H398 [fn]a meal H3899 with Moses’ H4872 father-in-law H2859 before H6440 God H430.

Jethro Counsels Moses

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And it came H1961 about H1961 the next H4283 day H4283, that Moses H4872 sat H3427 to judge H8199 the people H5971, and the people H5971 stood H5975 before H5921 Moses H4872 from the morning H1242 until H5704 the evening H6153.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:14 - Now when Moses’ H4872 father-in-law H2859 saw H7200 all H3605 that he was doing H6213 for the people H5971, he said H559, “What H4100 is this H2088 thing H1697 that you are doing H6213 for the people H5971? Why H4069 do you alone H905 sit H3427 as judge and all H3605 the people H5971 stand H5324 before H5921 you from morning H1242 until H5704 evening H6153?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:15 - Moses H4872 said H559 to his father-in-law H2859, “Because H3588 the people H5971 come H935 to me to inquire H1875 of God H430.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:16 - “When H3588 they have H1961 a [fn]dispute H1697, it comes H935 to me, and I judge H8199 between H996 someone H376 and his neighbor H7453 and make H3045 known H3045 the statutes H2706 of God H430 and His laws H8451.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:17 - Moses’ H4872 father-in-law H2859 then said H559 to him, “The thing H1697 that you are doing H6213 is not good H2896.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:18 - “You will surely H5034 wear H5034 out H5034, both H1571 yourself H859 and [fn]these H2088 people H5971 who H834 are with you, because H3588 the [fn]task H1697 is too H4480 heavy H3515 for you; you cannot H3201 H3808 do H6213 it alone H905.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:19 - “Now H6258 listen H8085 to [fn]me: I will give H3289 you counsel H3289, and God H430 be with you. [fn]You be the people’s H5971 representative before H4136 God H430, and you bring H935 the [fn]disputes H1697 to God H430,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:20 - then admonish H2094 them about H2094 the statutes H2706 and the laws H8451, and make H3045 known H3045 to them the way H1870 in which they are to walk H1980 and the work H4639 they are to do H6213.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:21 - “Furthermore, you shall [fn]select H2372 out of all H3605 the people H5971 able H2428 men H376 who fear H3372 God H430, men H376 of truth H571, those who hate H8130 dishonest H1215 gain H1215; and you shall place H7760 these over H5921 them as leaders H8269 of thousands H505, [fn]of hundreds H3967, [fn]of fifties H2572, and [fn]of tens H6235.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:22 - “Let them judge H8199 the people H5971 at all H3605 times H6256; and let it be that they will bring H935 to you every H3605 major H1419 matter H1697, but they will judge H8199 every H3605 minor H6996 matter H1697 themselves. So it will be H7043 easier H7043 for you, and they will carry H5375 the burden with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:23 - “If H518 you do H6213 this H2088 thing H1697 and God H430 so commands H6680 you, then you will be H3201 able H3201 to [fn]endure H5975, and all H3605 [fn]these H2088 people H5971 also H1571 will go H935 to [fn]their places H4725 in peace H7965.”

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So Moses H4872 listened H8085 [fn]to his father-in-law H2859 and did H6213 everything H3605 that he had said H559.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:25 - Moses H4872 chose H977 able H2428 men H376 out of all H3605 Israel H3478 and made H5414 them heads H7218 over H5921 the people H5971, leaders H8269 of thousands H505, [fn]of hundreds H3967, [fn]of fifties H2572, and [fn]of tens H6235.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:26 - Then they judged H8199 the people H5971 at all H3605 times H6256; they would bring H935 the difficult H7186 matter H1697 to Moses H4872, but they would judge H8199 every H3605 minor H6996 matter H1697 themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:27 - Then Moses H4872 [fn]said H7971 goodbye H7971 to his father-in-law H2859, and [fn]Jethro went H1980 his way to his own land H776.
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NASB20 Footnotes
Lit the name of the one was
Lit The name of the other was
Heb El-ezer; i.e., my God is help
Lit unto
Lit said
Lit in that He had delivered
Lit him
Lit in the thing in which they acted
Lit them
Lit bread
Lit matter
Lit this
Lit matter
Lit my voice
Lit You be for the people in front of God
Lit matters
Lit see
Lit leaders of
Lit leaders of
Lit leaders of
Lit stand
Lit this
Lit his
Lit to the voice of
Lit leaders of
Lit leaders of
Lit leaders of
Lit sent off his father-in-law
Lit he
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