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  18:1 ¶
Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, how that Jehovah had brought Israel out of Egypt. |
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18:1 ¶
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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18:2
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away, |
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18:2
Then Jethro,°
Moses'°
father in law,°°
took°°°
Zipporah,°
Moses'°
wife,°
after°
he had sent her back,° |
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18:3
and her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land: |
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18:3
And her two°
sons;°
of which°
the name°
of the one°
[was] Gershom;°°
for°
he said,°°
I have been°
an alien°
in a strange°
land:° |
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18:4
and the name of the other was Eliezer; for [he said], The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh. |
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18:4
And the name°
of the other°
[was] Eliezer;°
for°
the God°
of my father,°
[said he, was] mine help,°
and delivered°°
me from the sword°°
of Pharaoh:° |
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18:5
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the mount of God: |
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18:5
And Jethro,°
Moses'°
father in law,°°
came°°
with his sons°
and his wife°
unto°
Moses°
into°
the wilderness,°
where°°
he°
encamped°°
at the mount°
of God:° |
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18:6
and he said unto Moses, I, thy father-in-law Jethro, am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her. |
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18:6
And he said°°
unto°
Moses,°
I°
thy father in law°°
Jethro°
am come°°
unto°
thee, and thy wife,°
and her two°
sons°
with°
her. |
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18:7 ¶
And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and did obeisance, and kissed him: and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent. |
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18:7 ¶
And Moses°
went out°°
to meet°°
his father in law,°°
and did obeisance,°°
and kissed°°
him; and they asked°°
each°
other°
of [their] welfare;°
and they came°°
into the tent.° |
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18:8
And Moses told his father-in-law all that Jehovah had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how Jehovah delivered them. |
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18:8
And Moses°
told°°
his father in law°°°
all°
that°
the LORD°
had done°°
unto Pharaoh°
and to the Egyptians°
for°
Israel's°
sake,°
[and]°
all°
the travail°
that°
had come°°
upon°
them by the way,°
and [how] the LORD°
delivered°°
them. |
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18:9
And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which Jehovah had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians. |
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18:9
And Jethro°
rejoiced°°
for°
all°
the goodness°
which°
the LORD°
had done°°
to Israel,°
whom°
he had delivered°°
out of the hand°°
of the Egyptians.° |
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18:10
And Jethro said, Blessed be Jehovah, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh; who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. |
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18:10
And Jethro°
said,°°
Blessed°°
[be] the LORD,°
who°
hath delivered°°
you out of the hand°°
of the Egyptians,°
and out of the hand°°
of Pharaoh,°
who°
hath delivered°°°
the people°
from under°°
the hand°
of the Egyptians.° |
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18:11
Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; yea, in the thing wherein they dealt proudly against them. |
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18:11
Now°
I know°°
that°
the LORD°
[is] greater°
than all°°
gods:°
for°
in the thing°
wherein°
they dealt proudly°°
[he was] above°
them. |
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18:12
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt-offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God. |
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18:12
And Jethro,°
Moses'°
father in law,°°
took°°
a burnt offering°
and sacrifices°
for God:°
and Aaron°
came,°°
and all°
the elders°
of Israel,°
to eat°°
bread°
with°
Moses'°
father in law°°
before°
God.° |
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18:13 ¶
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood about Moses from the morning unto the evening. |
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18:13 ¶
And it came to pass°
on the morrow,°°
that Moses°
sat°°
to judge°°°
the people:°
and the people°
stood°°
by°
Moses°
from°
the morning°
unto°
the evening.° |
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18:14
And when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand about thee from morning unto even? |
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18:14
And when Moses'°
father in law°°
saw°°°
all°
that°
he°
did°°
to the people,°
he said,°°
What°
[is] this°
thing°
that°
thou°
doest°°
to the people?°
why°
sittest°°
thou°
thyself alone,°
and all°
the people°
stand°°
by°
thee from°
morning°
unto°
even?° |
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18:15
And Moses said unto his father-in-law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God: |
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18:15
And Moses°
said°°
unto his father in law,°°
Because°
the people°
come°°
unto°
me to enquire°°
of God:° |
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18:16
when they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws. |
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18:16
When°
they have°
a matter,°
they come°°
unto°
me; and I judge°°
between°
one°
and another,°
and I do make [them] know°°°
the statutes°
of God,°
and his laws.° |
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18:17
And Moses' father-in-law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. |
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18:17
And Moses'°
father in law°°
said°°
unto°
him, The thing°
that°
thou°
doest°°
[is] not°
good.° |
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18:18
Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for the thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. |
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18:18
Thou wilt surely°°
wear away,°°
both°
thou,°
and°
this°
people°
that°
[is] with°
thee: for°
this thing°
[is] too heavy°
for°
thee; thou art not°
able°°
to perform°°
it thyself alone.° |
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18:19
Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God be with thee: be thou for the people to God-ward, and bring thou the causes unto God: |
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18:19
Hearken°°
now°
unto my voice,°
I will give thee counsel,°°
and God°
shall be°°
with°
thee: Be°
thou°
for the people°
to God-ward,°°
that thou°
mayest bring°°°
the causes°
unto°
God:° |
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18:20
and thou shalt teach them the statutes and the laws, and shalt show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do. |
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18:20
And thou shalt teach°°°
them°
ordinances°
and laws,°
and shalt shew°°
them°
the way°
wherein they must walk,°°°
and the work°°
that°
they must do.°° |
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18:21
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: |
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18:21
Moreover thou°
shalt provide°°
out of all°°
the people°
able°
men,°°
such as fear°
God,°
men°°
of truth,°
hating°°
covetousness;°
and place°°
[such] over°
them, [to be] rulers°
of thousands,°
[and] rulers°
of hundreds,°
rulers°
of fifties,°
and rulers°
of tens:° |
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18:22
and let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear [the burden] with thee. |
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18:22
And let them judge°°°
the people°
at all°
seasons:°
and it shall be,°
[that] every°
great°
matter°
they shall bring°°
unto°
thee, but every°
small°
matter°
they°
shall judge:°°
so shall it be easier°°
for°°
thyself, and they shall bear°°
[the burden] with°
thee. |
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18:23
If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people also shall go to their place in peace. |
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18:23
If°
thou shalt do°°°
this°
thing,°
and God°
command°°
thee [so], then thou shalt be able°°
to endure,°°
and all°
this°
people°
shall also°
go°°
to°
their place°
in peace.° |
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18:24
So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said. |
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18:24
So Moses°
hearkened°°
to the voice°
of his father in law,°°
and did°°
all°
that°
he had said.°° |
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18:25
And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. |
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18:25
And Moses°
chose°°
able°
men°°
out of all°°
Israel,°
and made°°
them heads°
over°
the people,°
rulers°
of thousands,°
rulers°
of hundreds,°
rulers°
of fifties,°
and rulers°
of tens.° |
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18:26
And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves. |
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18:26
And they judged°°°
the people°
at all°
seasons:°
the hard°°
causes°
they brought°°
unto°
Moses,°
but every°
small°
matter°°
they judged°°
themselves.° |
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18:27 ¶
And Moses let his father-in-law depart; and he went his way into his own land. |
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18:27 ¶
And Moses°
let°
his father in law°°
depart;°°
and he went°°
his way°
into°
his own land.° |
