and — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)יִתְר֨וֹ
Yithrôw
Jethro, Moses' father-in-lawכֹהֵ֤ן
kôhên
literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)מִדְיָן֙
Midyân
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendantsחֹתֵ֣ן
châthan
to give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriageמֹשֶׁ֔ה
Môsheh
Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverאֵת֩
ʼêth
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)כָּל
kôl
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.עָשָׂ֤ה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationאֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeלְמֹשֶׁ֔ה
Môsheh
to/for — Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiverוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
and to/for — he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityעַמּ֑וֹ
ʻam
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockכִּֽי
kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedהוֹצִ֧יא
yâtsâʼ
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of Godאֶת
ʼêth
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityמִמִּצְרָֽיִם
Mitsrayim
from — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
Exodus 18:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Now Jethro (Reuel), 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.
Jethro isn't a stranger reappearing at random - he's the same Midianite priest whose daughter Moses married and whose flock Moses was tending when the burning bush first called him (2:16-21, 3:1). The man who watched Moses arrive in Midian with nothing now watches him lead an entire liberated nation - the same relationship, on a vastly different scale.
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Today's memory verse · from this session
“Now Jethro (Reuel), 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.”
Jethro isn't a stranger reappearing at random - he's the same Midianite priest whose daughter Moses married and whose flock Moses was tending when the burning bush first called him (2:16-21, 3:1). The man who watched Moses arrive in Midian with nothing now watches him lead an entire liberated nation - the same relationship, on a vastly different scale.