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Exodus 18

Jethro, Moses' Father-in-law

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Now  aJethroh3503, the priesth3548 of Midianh4080, Moses'h4872 father-in-lawh2860b, heardh8085 of allh3605 that Godh430 had doneh6213a for Mosesh4872 and for Israelh3478 His peopleh5971a, howh3588 the LORDh3068 had broughth3318 Israelh3478 out of Egypth4714.

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Jethroh3503, Moses'h4872 father-in-lawh2860b, tookh3947 Moses'h4872 wifeh802  aZipporahh6855, afterh310 he had senth7971 her awayh7971,

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and her  atwoh8147 sonsh1121, of whomh834  1oneh259 was namedh8034 Gershomh1647, for Moses saidh559, "I have beenh1961  ba  2sojournerh1616 in a foreignh5237 landh776."

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 1The otherh259 was namedh8034  2 aEliezerh461, for he said,bThe Godh430 of my fatherh1 was my helph5828, and deliveredh5337 me from the swordh2719 of Pharaohh6547."

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Then Jethroh3503, Moses'h4872 father-in-lawh2860b, cameh935 with his sonsh1121 and his wifeh802 to Mosesh4872  1in the wildernessh4057b whereh834h8033 he was campedh2583, at  athe mounth2022 of Godh430.

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He  1senth559 wordh559 to Mosesh4872, "I, your father-in-lawh2860b Jethroh3503, am comingh935 to you with your wifeh802 and her twoh8147 sonsh1121 with her."

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Then Mosesh4872 wenth3318 out to meeth7122 his father-in-lawh2860b, and  ahe bowedh7812 downh7812 and  bkissedh5401a him; and they  caskedh7592 eachh376 otherh7453 of their welfareh7965 and wenth935 into the tenth168.

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Mosesh4872 toldh5608 his father-in-lawh2860b allh3605 that the LORDh3068 had doneh6213a to Pharaohh6547 and to the Egyptiansh4714  afor Israel'sh3478 sakeh5921h182, allh3605 the  bhardshiph8513 that had befallenh4672 them on the journeyh1870, and how  cthe LORDh3068 had deliveredh5337 them.

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Jethroh3503 rejoicedh2302b overh5921 allh3605  athe goodnessh2899b whichh834 the LORDh3068 had doneh6213a to Israelh3478,  1in deliveringh5337  2them from the handh3027 of the Egyptiansh4714.

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So Jethroh3503 saidh559, " aBlessedh1288 be the LORDh3068 whoh834 deliveredh5337 you from the handh3027 of the Egyptiansh4714 and from the handh3027 of Pharaohh6547, and whoh834 deliveredh5337 the peopleh5971a from underh8478 the handh3027 of the Egyptiansh4714.

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"Nowh6258 I knowh3045 that  athe LORDh3068 is greaterh1419 thanh4480 allh3605 the godsh430;  1indeedh3588,  bit was provenh1697 whenh834 they dealth2102 proudlyh2102 againsth5921  2the people."

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 aThen Jethroh3503, Moses'h4872 father-in-lawh2860b, tookh3947 a burnth5930a offeringh5930a and sacrificesh2077 for Godh430, and Aaronh175 cameh935 with allh3605 the eldersh2205 of Israelh3478 to eath398  1a mealh3899 with Moses'h4872 father-in-lawh2860b beforeh6440 Godh430.

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It cameh1961 about the nexth4283 dayh4283 that Mosesh4872 sath3427 to judgeh8199 the peopleh5971a, and the peopleh5971a stoodh5975 abouth5921 Mosesh4872 from the morningh1242 untilh5704 the eveningh6153.

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Now when Moses'h4872 father-in-lawh2860b sawh7200 allh3605 that he was doingh6213a for the peopleh5971a, he saidh559, "Whath4100 is thish2088 thingh1697 that you are doingh6213a for the peopleh5971a? Whyh4069 do you aloneh905 sith3427 as judge and allh3605 the peopleh5971a standh5324 abouth5921 you from morningh1242 untilh5704 eveningh6153?"

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Mosesh4872 saidh559 to his father-in-lawh2860b, "Becauseh3588 the peopleh5971a comeh935 to me  ato inquireh1875 of Godh430.

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"Whenh3588 they haveh1961 a  1 adisputeh1697, it comesh935 to me, and I judgeh8199 betweenh996 a manh376 and his neighborh7453 and makeh3045 knownh3045 the statutesh2706 of Godh430 and His lawsh8451."

Jethro Counsels Moses

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Moses'h4872 father-in-lawh2860b saidh559 to him, "The thingh1697 that you are doingh6213a is not goodh2896a.

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aYou will surelyh5034b wearh5034b out, bothh1571 yourselfh859 and  1theseh2088 peopleh5971a whoh834 are with you, for the  2taskh1697 is tooh4480 heavyh3515 for you;  byou cannoth3201h3808 doh6213a it aloneh905.

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"Nowh6258 listenh8085 to  1me: I will giveh3289 you counselh3289, and Godh430 be with you.  2You be the people'sh5971a representative beforeh4136 Godh430, and you  abringh935 the  3disputesh1697 to Godh430,

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 athen teachh2094b them the statutesh2706 and the lawsh8451, and makeh3045 knownh3045 to them  bthe wayh1870 in which they are to walkh1980 and the workh4639 they are to doh6213a.

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"Furthermore, you shall  1selecth2372 out of allh3605 the peopleh5971a  aableh2428 menh376  bwho fearh3372a Godh430, menh376 of truthh571, those who  chateh8130 dishonesth1215 gainh1215; and you shall placeh7760 these overh5921 them as leadersh8269 of thousandsh505,  2of hundredsh3967,  2of fiftiesh2572 and  2of tensh6235.

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"Let them judgeh8199 the peopleh5971a at allh3605 timesh6256; and let it be  athat everyh3605 majorh1419  1disputeh1697 they will bringh935 to you, but everyh3605 minorh6996b  1disputeh1697 they themselves will judgeh8199. So it will be easierh7043 for you, and  bthey will bearh5375 the burden with you.

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"Ifh518 you doh6213a thish2088 thingh1697 and Godh430 so commandsh6680 you, then you will be ableh3201 to  1endureh5975, and allh3605  2theseh2088 peopleh5971a alsoh1571 will goh935 to  3their placeh4725 in peaceh7965."

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So Mosesh4872 listenedh8085  1to his father-in-lawh2860b and didh6213a allh3605 that he had saidh559.

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Mosesh4872 choseh977  aableh2428 menh376 out of allh3605 Israelh3478 and madeh5414 them headsh7218 overh5921 the peopleh5971a, leadersh8269 of thousandsh505,  1of hundredsh3967,  1of fiftiesh2572 and  1of tensh6235.

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They judgedh8199 the peopleh5971a at allh3605 timesh6256;  athe difficulth7186  1disputeh1697 they would bringh935 to Mosesh4872, but everyh3605 minorh6996b  1disputeh1697 they themselves would judgeh8199.

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Then Mosesh4872  1 abadeh7971 his father-in-lawh2860b farewellh7971, and he wenth1980 his way into his own landh776.



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