Exodus 18:1
And when Jethro, the priest of Midian, the ally, either father of the wife of Moses, had heard all things which God had done to Moses, and to Israel his people, for the Lord had led Israel out of the land of Egypt,This verse in the real world
In what words
- יִתְרוֹYithrôwJethro, Moses' father-in-law
- חָתַןchâthanto give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage
- מִדְיָןMidyânMidjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants
- כֹּהֵןkôhênliterally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layma
- מֹשֶׁהMôshehMosheh, the Israelite lawgiver
- יָצָאyâtsâʼto go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figurati
- שָׁמַעshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively,
- עַםʻama people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (colle
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Exo 3:1, Psa 77:14–15, Exo 2:16, Jos 9:9, Psa 106:8–11, Psa 44:1, Act 14:27, Psa 78:50–53