Chapter 18
The Visit of Jethro
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Now Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about all that God had done for Moses and His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.
𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤇𐤕𐤍 𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅 𐤊𐤄𐤍 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤋𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤏𐤌𐤅 𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌
מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֵת֩ חֹתֵ֣ן יִתְר֨וֹ כֹהֵ֤ן מִדְיָן֙ וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע כָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֱלֹהִים֙ עָשָׂ֤ה לְמֹשֶׁ֔ה עַמּ֑וֹ וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כִּֽי־ יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־ הוֹצִ֧יא יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃ mō·šeh ’êṯ ḥō·ṯên yiṯ·rōw ḵō·hên miḏ·yān way·yiš·ma‘ kāl- ’ă·šer ’ĕ·lō·hîm ‘ā·śāh lə·mō·šeh ‘am·mōw ū·lə·yiś·rā·’êl kî- Yah·weh ’eṯ- hō·w·ṣî yiś·rā·’êl mim·miṣ·rā·yim — WLC · 1
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After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, [his] father-in-law Jethro had received her,
𐤀𐤇𐤓 𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤇𐤉𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤕 𐤑𐤐𐤓𐤄 𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤇𐤕𐤍 𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤇
אַחַ֖ר מֹשֶׁ֑ה שִׁלּוּחֶֽיהָ׃ אֵ֣שֶׁת צִפֹּרָ֖ה מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֶת־ חֹתֵ֣ן יִתְרוֹ֙ וַיִּקַּ֗ח ’a·ḥar mō·šeh šil·lū·ḥe·hā ’ê·šeṯ ṣip·pō·rāh mō·šeh ’eṯ- ḥō·ṯên yiṯ·rōw way·yiq·qaḥ — WLC · 2
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along with her two sons. One [son] was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”
𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄 𐤄𐤀𐤇𐤃 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤔𐤌 𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤉 𐤂𐤓 𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤑
וְאֵ֖ת שְׁנֵ֣י בָנֶ֑יהָ הָֽאֶחָד֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר שֵׁ֤ם גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר הָיִ֔יתִי גֵּ֣ר נָכְרִיָּֽה׃ בְּאֶ֖רֶץ wə·’êṯ šə·nê ḇā·ne·hā hā·’e·ḥāḏ ’ă·šer šêm gê·rə·šōm kî ’ā·mar hā·yî·ṯî gêr nā·ḵə·rî·yāh bə·’e·reṣ — WLC · 3
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The other [son] was named Eliezer, for [Moses had said], “The God of my father was my helper and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”
𐤄𐤀𐤇𐤃 𐤅𐤔𐤌 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤓 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤀𐤁𐤉 𐤁𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤋𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤇𐤓𐤁 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄
הָאֶחָ֖ד וְשֵׁ֥ם אֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר כִּֽי־ אֱלֹהֵ֤י אָבִי֙ בְּעֶזְרִ֔י וַיַּצִּלֵ֖נִי מֵחֶ֥רֶב פַּרְעֹֽה׃ hā·’e·ḥāḏ wə·šêm ’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer kî- ’ĕ·lō·hê ’ā·ḇî bə·‘ez·rî way·yaṣ·ṣi·lê·nî mê·ḥe·reḇ par·‘ōh — WLC · 4
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Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, along with Moses’ wife and sons, came to him in the desert, where he was encamped… at the mountain of God.
𐤇𐤕𐤍 𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅 𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤔𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤇𐤍𐤄 𐤔𐤌 𐤄𐤓 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌
חֹתֵ֥ן יִתְר֨וֹ מֹשֶׁ֛ה וְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ וּבָנָ֥יו וַיָּבֹ֞א אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֑ה אֶל־ הַמִּדְבָּ֗ר אֲשֶׁר־ ה֛וּא חֹנֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם הַ֥ר הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ ḥō·ṯên yiṯ·rōw mō·šeh wə·’iš·tōw ū·ḇā·nāw way·yā·ḇō ’el- mō·šeh ’el- ham·miḏ·bār ’ă·šer- hū ḥō·neh šām har hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm — WLC · 5
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He sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.”
𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤇𐤕𐤍𐤊 𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅 𐤁𐤀 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤅𐤀𐤔𐤕𐤊 𐤏𐤌𐤄 𐤅𐤔𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤄
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֲנִ֛י חֹתֶנְךָ֥ יִתְר֖וֹ בָּ֣א אֵלֶ֑יךָ וְאִ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔ עִמָּֽהּ׃ וּשְׁנֵ֥י בָנֶ֖יהָ way·yō·mer ’el- mō·šeh ’ă·nî ḥō·ṯen·ḵā yiṯ·rōw bā ’ê·le·ḵā wə·’iš·tə·ḵā ‘im·māh ū·šə·nê ḇā·ne·hā — WLC · 6
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So Moses… went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted… each other and went into the tent.
𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀 𐤇𐤕𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤒 𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤅 𐤋𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤋𐤓𐤏𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤄𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤄
מֹשֶׁ֜ה לִקְרַ֣את וַיֵּצֵ֨א חֹֽתְנ֗וֹ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ וַיִּשַּׁק־ ל֔וֹ וַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּ לְשָׁל֑וֹם אִישׁ־ לְרֵעֵ֖הוּ וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ הָאֹֽהֱלָה׃ mō·šeh liq·raṯ way·yê·ṣê ḥō·ṯə·nōw way·yiš·ta·ḥū way·yiš·šaq- lōw way·yiš·’ă·lū lə·šā·lō·wm ’îš- lə·rê·‘ê·hū way·yā·ḇō·’ū hā·’ō·hĕ·lāh — WLC · 7
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Then Moses recounted to his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardships they had encountered along the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.
𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤎𐤐𐤓 𐤋𐤇𐤕𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤋𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 𐤅𐤋𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤅𐤃𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤕𐤋𐤀𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤁𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤋𐤌
מֹשֶׁה֙ וַיְסַפֵּ֤ר לְחֹ֣תְנ֔וֹ אֵת֩ כָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְהוָה֙ עָשָׂ֤ה לְפַרְעֹ֣ה וּלְמִצְרַ֔יִם עַ֖ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֵ֤ת אוֹדֹ֣ת כָּל־ הַתְּלָאָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מְצָאָ֣תַם בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ יְהוָֽה׃ וַיַּצִּלֵ֖ם mō·šeh way·sap·pêr lə·ḥō·ṯə·nōw ’êṯ kāl- ’ă·šer Yah·weh ‘ā·śāh lə·p̄ar·‘ōh ū·lə·miṣ·ra·yim ‘al yiś·rā·’êl ’êṯ ’ō·w·ḏōṯ kāl- hat·tə·lā·’āh ’ă·šer mə·ṣā·’ā·ṯam bad·de·reḵ Yah·weh way·yaṣ·ṣi·lêm — WLC · 8
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And Jethro rejoiced over all the good things the LORD had done for Israel, whom He had rescued from the hand of the Egyptians.
𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤃 𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋𐤅 𐤌𐤉𐤃 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌
יִתְר֔וֹ וַיִּ֣חַדְּ עַ֚ל כָּל־ הַטּוֹבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־ יְהוָ֖ה עָשָׂ֥ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִצִּיל֖וֹ מִיַּ֥ד מִצְרָֽיִם׃ yiṯ·rōw way·yi·ḥad ‘al kāl- haṭ·ṭō·w·ḇāh ’ă·šer- Yah·weh ‘ā·śāh lə·yiś·rā·’êl ’ă·šer hiṣ·ṣî·lōw mî·yaḏ miṣ·rā·yim — WLC · 9
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Jethro declared, “Blessed [be] the LORD, who has delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharaoh, and who has delivered the people from the hand of the Egyptians.
𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋 𐤀𐤕𐤊𐤌 𐤌𐤉𐤃 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤌𐤉𐤃 𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤌𐤕𐤇𐤕 𐤉𐤃 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌
יִתְרוֹ֒ וַיֹּאמֶר֮ בָּר֣וּךְ יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִצִּ֥יל אֶתְכֶ֛ם מִיַּ֥ד מִצְרַ֖יִם וּמִיַּ֣ד פַּרְעֹ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִצִּיל֙ אֶת־ הָעָ֔ם מִתַּ֖חַת יַד־ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ yiṯ·rōw way·yō·mer bā·rūḵ Yah·weh ’ă·šer hiṣ·ṣîl ’eṯ·ḵem mî·yaḏ miṣ·ra·yim ū·mî·yaḏ par·‘ōh ’ă·šer hiṣ·ṣîl ’eṯ- hā·‘ām mit·ta·ḥaṯ yaḏ- miṣ·rā·yim — WLC · 10
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Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance…”
𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 𐤌𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤁𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤆𐤃𐤅 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤌
עַתָּ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּֽי־ יְהוָ֖ה גָד֥וֹל מִכָּל־ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֣י בַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר זָד֖וּ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ ‘at·tāh yā·ḏa‘·tî kî- Yah·weh ḡā·ḏō·wl mik·kāl hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm kî ḇad·dā·ḇār ’ă·šer zā·ḏū ‘ă·lê·hem — WLC · 11
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Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.
𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤇𐤕𐤍 𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤇 𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤋 𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤏𐤌 𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤇𐤕𐤍 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌
מֹשֶׁ֛ה חֹתֵ֥ן יִתְר֨וֹ וַיִּקַּ֞ח עֹלָ֥ה וּזְבָחִ֖ים לֵֽאלֹהִ֑ים אַהֲרֹ֜ן וַיָּבֹ֨א וְכֹ֣ל׀ זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לֶאֱכָל־ לֶ֛חֶם עִם־ מֹשֶׁ֖ה חֹתֵ֥ן לִפְנֵ֥י הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ mō·šeh ḥō·ṯên yiṯ·rōw way·yiq·qaḥ ‘ō·lāh ū·zə·ḇā·ḥîm lê·lō·hîm ’a·hă·rōn way·yā·ḇō wə·ḵōl ziq·nê yiś·rā·’êl le·’ĕ·ḵāl- le·ḥem ‘im- mō·šeh ḥō·ṯên lip̄·nê hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm — WLC · 12
Jethro Advises Moses
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- The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood… around [him] from morning until evening.
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤌𐤌𐤇𐤓𐤕 𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤋𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤁𐤒𐤓 𐤏𐤃 𐤄𐤏𐤓𐤁
וַיְהִי֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת מֹשֶׁ֖ה וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב לִשְׁפֹּ֣ט אֶת־ הָעָ֑ם וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד הָעָם֙ עַל־ מֹשֶׁ֔ה מִן־ הַבֹּ֖קֶר עַד־ הָעָֽרֶב׃ way·hî mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ mō·šeh way·yê·šeḇ liš·pōṭ ’eṯ- hā·‘ām way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ hā·‘ām ‘al- mō·šeh min- hab·bō·qer ‘aḏ- hā·‘ā·reḇ — WLC · 13
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When [his] father-in-law saw all that [Moses] was doing for the people, he asked, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone [as judge], with all the people standing around you from morning till evening?”
𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤇𐤕𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤀 𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤋𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤌𐤄 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤋𐤏𐤌 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 𐤋𐤁𐤃𐤊 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤍𐤑𐤁 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤌𐤍 𐤁𐤒𐤓 𐤏𐤃 𐤏𐤓𐤁
מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֵ֛ת חֹתֵ֣ן וַיַּרְא֙ כָּל־ אֲשֶׁר־ ה֥וּא עֹשֶׂ֖ה לָעָ֑ם וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מָֽה־ הַזֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הַדָּבָ֤ר אַתָּ֤ה עֹשֶׂה֙ לָעָ֔ם מַדּ֗וּעַ אַתָּ֤ה יוֹשֵׁב֙ לְבַדֶּ֔ךָ וְכָל־ הָעָ֛ם נִצָּ֥ב עָלֶ֖יךָ מִן־ בֹּ֥קֶר עַד־ עָֽרֶב׃ mō·šeh ’êṯ ḥō·ṯên way·yar kāl- ’ă·šer- hū ‘ō·śeh lā·‘ām way·yō·mer māh- haz·zeh ’ă·šer had·dā·ḇār ’at·tāh ‘ō·śeh lā·‘ām mad·dū·a‘ ’at·tāh yō·wō·šêḇ lə·ḇad·de·ḵā wə·ḵāl hā·‘ām niṣ·ṣāḇ ‘ā·le·ḵā min- bō·qer ‘aḏ- ‘ā·reḇ — WLC · 14
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“Because the people come to me to inquire of God,” Moses replied -.
𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤀𐤋𐤉 𐤋𐤃𐤓𐤔 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤇𐤕𐤍𐤅
כִּֽי־ הָעָ֖ם יָבֹ֥א אֵלַ֛י לִדְרֹ֥שׁ אֱלֹהִֽים׃ מֹשֶׁ֖ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לְחֹתְנ֑וֹ kî- hā·‘ām yā·ḇō ’ê·lay liḏ·rōš ’ĕ·lō·hîm mō·šeh way·yō·mer lə·ḥō·ṯə·nōw — WLC · 15
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“Whenever they have… a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man… and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God.”
𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤁𐤀 𐤀𐤋𐤉 𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤕𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤍 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤍 𐤓𐤏𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 𐤀𐤕 𐤇𐤒𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤅 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌
כִּֽי־ יִהְיֶ֨ה לָהֶ֤ם דָּבָר֙ בָּ֣א אֵלַ֔י וְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔י בֵּ֥ין אִ֖ישׁ וּבֵ֣ין רֵעֵ֑הוּ וְהוֹדַעְתִּ֛י אֶת־ חֻקֵּ֥י וְאֶת־ תּוֹרֹתָֽיו׃ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים kî- yih·yeh lā·hem dā·ḇār bā ’ê·lay wə·šā·p̄aṭ·tî bên ’îš ū·ḇên rê·‘ê·hū wə·hō·w·ḏa‘·tî ’eṯ- ḥuq·qê wə·’eṯ- tō·w·rō·ṯāw hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm — WLC · 16
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But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.
𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤇𐤕𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤋𐤀 𐤈𐤅𐤁
מֹשֶׁ֖ה חֹתֵ֥ן וַיֹּ֛אמֶר אֵלָ֑יו הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֖ה עֹשֶֽׂה׃ לֹא־ טוֹב֙ mō·šeh ḥō·ṯên way·yō·mer ’ê·lāw had·dā·ḇār ’ă·šer ’at·tāh ‘ō·śeh lō- ṭō·wḇ — WLC · 17
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Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out…, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot… handle it alone.
𐤂𐤌 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤂𐤌 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤏𐤌𐤊 𐤍𐤁𐤋 𐤕𐤁𐤋 𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤊𐤁𐤃 𐤌𐤌𐤊 𐤋𐤀 𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤏𐤔𐤄𐤅 𐤋𐤁𐤃𐤊
גַּם־ אַתָּ֕ה גַּם־ הַזֶּ֖ה הָעָ֥ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמָּ֑ךְ נָבֹ֣ל תִּבֹּ֔ל כִּֽי־ הַדָּבָ֔ר כָבֵ֤ד מִמְּךָ֙ לֹא־ תוּכַ֥ל עֲשֹׂ֖הוּ לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃ gam- ’at·tāh gam- haz·zeh hā·‘ām ’ă·šer ‘im·māḵ nā·ḇōl tib·bōl kî- had·dā·ḇār ḵā·ḇêḏ mim·mə·ḵā lō- ṯū·ḵal ‘ă·śō·hū lə·ḇad·de·ḵā — WLC · 18
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Now listen to me;… I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring… their causes to Him.
𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤁𐤒𐤋𐤉 𐤀𐤉𐤏𐤑𐤊 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤏𐤌𐤊 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤋𐤏𐤌 𐤌𐤅𐤋 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤁𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌
עַתָּ֞ה שְׁמַ֤ע בְּקֹלִי֙ אִיעָ֣צְךָ֔ אֱלֹהִ֖ים וִיהִ֥י עִמָּ֑ךְ אַתָּ֣ה הֱיֵ֧ה לָעָ֗ם מ֚וּל הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְהֵבֵאתָ֥ אַתָּ֛ה אֶת־ הַדְּבָרִ֖ים אֶל־ הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ ‘at·tāh šə·ma‘ bə·qō·lî ’î·‘ā·ṣə·ḵā ’ĕ·lō·hîm wî·hî ‘im·māḵ ’at·tāh hĕ·yêh lā·‘ām mūl hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm wə·hê·ḇê·ṯā ’at·tāh ’eṯ- had·də·ḇā·rîm ’el- hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm — WLC · 19
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Teach them the statutes and laws, and show them the way to live - and the work they must do.
𐤅𐤄𐤆𐤄𐤓𐤕𐤄 𐤀𐤕𐤄𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤇𐤒𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕 𐤅𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤏𐤕 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 𐤁𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤍
וְהִזְהַרְתָּ֣ה אֶתְהֶ֔ם אֶת־ הַחֻקִּ֖ים וְאֶת־ הַתּוֹרֹ֑ת וְהוֹדַעְתָּ֣ לָהֶ֗ם אֶת־ הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ יֵ֣לְכוּ בָ֔הּ וְאֶת־ הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲשֽׂוּן׃ wə·hiz·har·tāh ’eṯ·hem ’eṯ- ha·ḥuq·qîm wə·’eṯ- hat·tō·w·rōṯ wə·hō·w·ḏa‘·tā lā·hem ’eṯ- had·de·reḵ yê·lə·ḵū ḇāh wə·’eṯ- ham·ma·‘ă·śeh ’ă·šer ya·‘ă·śūn — WLC · 20
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Furthermore, select capable men from among the people— God-fearing…,… trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over [the people] as leaders of thousands,… of hundreds,… of fifties,… and of tens.
𐤅𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤕𐤇𐤆𐤄 𐤇𐤉𐤋 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 𐤌𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 𐤀𐤌𐤕 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤉 𐤁𐤑𐤏 𐤅𐤔𐤌𐤕 𐤏𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤕
וְאַתָּ֣ה תֶחֱזֶ֣ה חַ֜יִל אַנְשֵׁי־ מִכָּל־ הָ֠עָם יִרְאֵ֧י אֱלֹהִ֛ים אַנְשֵׁ֥י אֱמֶ֖ת שֹׂ֣נְאֵי בָ֑צַע וְשַׂמְתָּ֣ עֲלֵהֶ֗ם שָׂרֵ֤י אֲלָפִים֙ שָׂרֵ֣י מֵא֔וֹת שָׂרֵ֥י חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וְשָׂרֵ֥י עֲשָׂרֹֽת׃ wə·’at·tāh ṯe·ḥĕ·zeh ḥa·yil ’an·šê- mik·kāl hā·‘ām yir·’ê ’ĕ·lō·hîm ’an·šê ’ĕ·meṯ śō·nə·’ê ḇā·ṣa‘ wə·śam·tā ‘ă·lê·hem śā·rê ’ă·lā·p̄îm śā·rê mê·’ō·wṯ śā·rê ḥă·miš·šîm wə·śā·rê ‘ă·śā·rōṯ — WLC · 21
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Have [these men] judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened… as they share it with you.
𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤁𐤊𐤋 𐤏𐤕 𐤅𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤂𐤃𐤋 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤒𐤈𐤍 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤉𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤅 𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤒𐤋 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤅𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤅 𐤀𐤕𐤊
וְשָׁפְט֣וּ אֶת־ הָעָם֮ בְּכָל־ עֵת֒ וְהָיָ֞ה יָבִ֣יאוּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ כָּל־ הַגָּדֹל֙ הַדָּבָ֤ר וְכָל־ הַקָּטֹ֖ן הַדָּבָ֥ר יִשְׁפְּטוּ־ הֵ֑ם וְהָקֵל֙ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ וְנָשְׂא֖וּ אִתָּֽךְ׃ wə·šā·p̄ə·ṭū ’eṯ- hā·‘ām bə·ḵāl ‘êṯ wə·hā·yāh yā·ḇî·’ū ’ê·le·ḵā kāl- hag·gā·ḏōl had·dā·ḇār wə·ḵāl haq·qā·ṭōn had·dā·ḇār yiš·pə·ṭū- hêm wə·hā·qêl mê·‘ā·le·ḵā wə·nā·śə·’ū ’it·tāḵ — WLC · 22
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If you follow this advice and God so directs you, then you will be able to endure, and all these… people can go home in peace.”
𐤀𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤕𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤑𐤅𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤃 𐤅𐤂𐤌 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤌𐤒𐤌𐤅 𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌
אִ֣ם אֶת־ תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה הַזֶּה֙ הַדָּבָ֤ר אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְצִוְּךָ֣ וְיָֽכָלְתָּ֖ עֲמֹ֑ד וְגַם֙ כָּל־ הַזֶּ֔ה עַל־ הָעָ֣ם יָבֹ֥א מְקֹמ֖וֹ בְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ ’im ’eṯ- ta·‘ă·śeh haz·zeh had·dā·ḇār ’ĕ·lō·hîm wə·ṣiw·wə·ḵā wə·yā·ḵā·lə·tā ‘ă·mōḏ wə·ḡam kāl- haz·zeh ‘al- hā·‘ām yā·ḇō mə·qō·mōw ḇə·šā·lō·wm — WLC · 23
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Moses… listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.
𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤋𐤒𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤇𐤕𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤔 𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤌𐤓
מֹשֶׁ֖ה לְק֣וֹל וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע חֹתְנ֑וֹ וַיַּ֕עַשׂ כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָמָֽר׃ mō·šeh lə·qō·wl way·yiš·ma‘ ḥō·ṯə·nōw way·ya·‘aś kōl ’ă·šer ’ā·mār — WLC · 24
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So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands,… of hundreds,… of fifties,… and of tens.
𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤇𐤓 𐤇𐤉𐤋 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 𐤌𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤍 𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤕
מֹשֶׁ֤ה וַיִּבְחַ֨ר חַ֙יִל֙ אַנְשֵׁי־ מִכָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּתֵּ֥ן אֹתָ֛ם רָאשִׁ֖ים עַל־ הָעָ֑ם שָׂרֵ֤י אֲלָפִים֙ שָׂרֵ֣י מֵא֔וֹת שָׂרֵ֥י חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים וְשָׂרֵ֥י עֲשָׂרֹֽת׃ mō·šeh way·yiḇ·ḥar ḥa·yil ’an·šê- mik·kāl yiś·rā·’êl way·yit·tên ’ō·ṯām rā·šîm ‘al- hā·‘ām śā·rê ’ă·lā·p̄îm śā·rê mê·’ō·wṯ śā·rê ḥă·miš·šîm wə·śā·rê ‘ă·śā·rōṯ — WLC · 25
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And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.
𐤅𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤁𐤊𐤋 𐤏𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅𐤍 𐤄𐤒𐤔𐤄 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤒𐤈𐤍 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤉𐤔𐤐𐤅𐤈𐤅 𐤄𐤌
וְשָׁפְט֥וּ אֶת־ הָעָ֖ם בְּכָל־ עֵ֑ת אֶת־ יְבִיא֣וּן הַקָּשֶׁה֙ הַדָּבָ֤ר אֶל־ מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְכָל־ הַקָּטֹ֖ן הַדָּבָ֥ר יִשְׁפּוּט֥וּ הֵֽם׃ wə·šā·p̄ə·ṭū ’eṯ- hā·‘ām bə·ḵāl ‘êṯ ’eṯ- yə·ḇî·’ūn haq·qā·šeh had·dā·ḇār ’el- mō·šeh wə·ḵāl haq·qā·ṭōn had·dā·ḇār yiš·pū·ṭū hêm — WLC · 26
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Then Moses sent his father-in-law {on his way}, and [Jethro] returned to his own land.
𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 𐤇𐤕𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤋𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤐
מֹשֶׁ֖ה אֶת־ וַיְשַׁלַּ֥ח חֹתְנ֑וֹ וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ ל֖וֹ אֶל־ אַרְצֽוֹ׃פ mō·šeh ’eṯ- way·šal·laḥ ḥō·ṯə·nōw way·yê·leḵ lōw ’el- ’ar·ṣōw — WLC · 27