Exodus 18 When Jethro , the priest of Midian , Moses ' father in law , heard of all that God had done for Moses , and for Israel his people , and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;

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1 H3503 When Jethro H3548 , the priest H4080 of Midian H4872 , Moses H2859 ' father in law [H8802] H8085 , heard [H8799] H430 of all that God H6213 had done [H8804] H4872 for Moses H3478 , and for Israel H5971 his people H3068 , and that the LORD H3318 had brought [H8689] H3478 Israel H4714 out of Egypt;

2 H3503 Then Jethro H4872 , Moses H2859 ' father in law [H8802] H3947 , took [H8799] H6855 Zipporah H4872 , Moses H802 ' wife H310 , after H7964 he had sent her back,

3 H8147 And her two H1121 sons H8034 ; of which the name H259 of the one H1647 was Gershom H559 ; for he said [H8804] H1616 , I have been an alien H5237 in a strange H776 land:

4 H8034 And the name H259 of the other H461 was Eliezer H430 ; for the God H1 of my father H5828 , said he, was mine help H5337 , and delivered [H8686] H2719 me from the sword H6547 of Pharaoh:

5 H3503 And Jethro H4872 , Moses H2859 ' father in law [H8802] H935 , came [H8799] H1121 with his sons H802 and his wife H4872 unto Moses H4057 into the wilderness H2583 , where he encamped [H8802] H2022 at the mount H430 of God:

6 H559 And he said [H8799] H4872 unto Moses H2859 , I thy father in law [H8802] H3503 Jethro H935 am come [H8802] H802 unto thee, and thy wife H8147 , and her two H1121 sons with her.

7 H4872 And Moses H3318 went out [H8799] H7125 to meet [H8800] H2859 his father in law [H8802] H7812 , and did obeisance [H8691] H5401 , and kissed [H8799] H7592 him; and they asked [H8799] H376 each H7453 other H7965 of their welfare H935 ; and they came [H8799] H168 into the tent.

8 H4872 And Moses H5608 told [H8762] H2859 his father in law [H8802] H3068 all that the LORD H6213 had done [H8804] H6547 unto Pharaoh H4714 and to the Egyptians H3478 for Israel's H182 sake H8513 , and all the travail H4672 that had come [H8804] H1870 upon them by the way H3068 , and how the LORD H5337 delivered [H8686] them.

9 H3503 And Jethro H2302 rejoiced [H8799] H2896 for all the goodness H3068 which the LORD H6213 had done [H8804] H3478 to Israel H5337 , whom he had delivered [H8689] H3027 out of the hand H4714 of the Egyptians.

10 H3503 And Jethro H559 said [H8799] H1288 , Blessed [H8803] H3068 be the LORD H5337 , who hath delivered [H8689] H3027 you out of the hand H4714 of the Egyptians H3027 , and out of the hand H6547 of Pharaoh H5337 , who hath delivered [H8689] H5971 the people H3027 from under the hand H4714 of the Egyptians.

11 H3045 Now I know [H8804] H3068 that the LORD H1419 is greater H430 than all gods H1697 : for in the thing H2102 wherein they dealt proudly [H8804] he was above them.

12 H3503 And Jethro H4872 , Moses H2859 ' father in law [H8802] H3947 , took [H8799] H5930 a burnt offering H2077 and sacrifices H430 for God H175 : and Aaron H935 came [H8799] H2205 , and all the elders H3478 of Israel H398 , to eat [H8800] H3899 bread H4872 with Moses H2859 ' father in law [H8802] H6440 before H430 God.

13 H4283 And it came to pass on the morrow H4872 , that Moses H3427 sat [H8799] H8199 to judge [H8800] H5971 the people H5971 : and the people H5975 stood [H8799] H4872 by Moses H1242 from the morning H6153 unto the evening.

14 H4872 And when Moses H2859 ' father in law [H8802] H7200 saw [H8799] H6213 all that he did [H8802] H5971 to the people H559 , he said [H8799] H1697 , What is this thing H6213 that thou doest [H8802] H5971 to the people H3427 ? why sittest [H8802] H5971 thou thyself alone, and all the people H5324 stand [H8737] H1242 by thee from morning H6153 unto even?

15 H4872 And Moses H559 said [H8799] H2859 unto his father in law [H8802] H5971 , Because the people H935 come [H8799] H1875 unto me to enquire [H8800] H430 of God:

16 H1697 When they have a matter H935 , they come [H8802] H8199 unto me; and I judge [H8804] H376 between one H7453 and another H3045 , and I do make them know [H8689] H2706 the statutes H430 of God H8451 , and his laws.

17 H4872 And Moses H2859 ' father in law [H8802] H559 said [H8799] H1697 unto him, The thing H6213 that thou doest [H8802] H2896 is not good.

18 H5034 Thou wilt surely [H8800] H5034 wear away [H8799] H5971 , both thou, and this people H1697 that is with thee: for this thing H3515 is too heavy H3201 for thee; thou art not able [H8799] H6213 to perform [H8800] it thyself alone.

19 H8085 Hearken [H8798] H6963 now unto my voice H3289 , I will give thee counsel [H8799] H430 , and God H1961 shall be [H8798] H5971 with thee: Be thou for the people H4136 to God-ward H430 H935 , that thou mayest bring [H8689] H1697 the causes H430 unto God:

20 H2094 And thou shalt teach [H8689] H853 H2706 them ordinances H8451 and laws H3045 , and shalt shew [H8689] H1870 them the way H3212 wherein they must walk [H8799] H4639 , and the work H6213 that they must do [H8799] .

21 H2372 Moreover thou shalt provide [H8799] H5971 out of all the people H2428 able H582 men H3373 , such as fear H430 God H582 , men H571 of truth H8130 , hating [H8802] H1215 covetousness H7760 ; and place [H8804] H8269 such over them, to be rulers H505 of thousands H8269 , and rulers H3967 of hundreds H8269 , rulers H2572 of fifties H8269 , and rulers H6235 of tens:

22 H8199 And let them judge [H8804] H5971 the people H6256 at all seasons H1419 : and it shall be, that every great H1697 matter H935 they shall bring [H8686] H6996 unto thee, but every small H1697 matter H8199 they shall judge [H8799] H7043 : so shall it be easier [H8685] H5375 for thyself, and they shall bear [H8804] the burden with thee.

23 H6213 If thou shalt do [H8799] H1697 this thing H430 , and God H6680 command [H8765] H3201 thee so, then thou shalt be able [H8804] H5975 to endure [H8800] H5971 , and all this people H935 shall also go [H8799] H4725 to their place H7965 in peace.

24 H4872 So Moses H8085 hearkened [H8799] H6963 to the voice H2859 of his father in law [H8802] H6213 , and did [H8799] H559 all that he had said [H8804] .

25 H4872 And Moses H977 chose [H8799] H2428 able H582 men H3478 out of all Israel H5414 , and made [H8799] H7218 them heads H5971 over the people H8269 , rulers H505 of thousands H8269 , rulers H3967 of hundreds H8269 , rulers H2572 of fifties H8269 , and rulers H6235 of tens.

26 H8199 And they judged [H8804] H5971 the people H6256 at all seasons H7186 : the hard H1697 causes H935 they brought [H8686] H4872 unto Moses H6996 , but every small H1697 matter H1992 H8199 they judged [H8799] themselves.

27 H4872 And Moses H2859 let his father in law [H8802] H7971 depart [H8762] H3212 ; and he went [H8799] H776 his way into his own land.