Exodus 18

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וַיִּקַּ֗חand he had taken יִתְרוֹ֙Jethro חֹתֵ֣ןthe father-in-law of מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses אֶת־obj.צִפֹּרָ֖הZipporah אֵ֣שֶׁתthe wife of מֹשֶׁ֑הMoses אַחַ֖רafter שִׁלּוּחֶֽיהָ׃dismissals her

וְאֵ֖תand obj.שְׁנֵ֣יthe two בָנֶ֑יהָsons her אֲשֶׁ֨רwho שֵׁ֤םthe name of הָֽאֶחָד֙the one גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔םwas Gershom כִּ֣יfor אָמַ֔רhe had said גֵּ֣רa sojourner הָיִ֔יתִיI have become בְּאֶ֖רֶץin a land נָכְרִיָּֽה׃foreign

וְשֵׁ֥םand the name of הָאֶחָ֖דthe one אֱלִיעֶ֑זֶרwas Eliezer כִּֽי־for אֱלֹהֵ֤יthe God of אָבִי֙father my בְּעֶזְרִ֔יhas been in help my וַיַּצִּלֵ֖נִיand he has delivered me מֵחֶ֥רֶבfrom the sword of פַּרְעֹֽה׃Pharaoh

וַיָּבֹ֞אand he came יִתְר֨וֹJethro חֹתֵ֥ןthe father-in-law of מֹשֶׁ֛הMoses וּבָנָ֥יוand sons his וְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹand wife his אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֑הMoses אֶל־into הַמִּדְבָּ֗רthe wilderness אֲשֶׁר־where ה֛וּאhe חֹנֶ֥הwas encamped שָׁ֖םthere הַ֥רthe mountain of הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃the God

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he said אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses אֲנִ֛יI חֹתֶנְךָ֥father-in-law your יִתְר֖וֹJethro בָּ֣אam coming אֵלֶ֑יךָto you וְאִ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔and wife your וּשְׁנֵ֥יand the two בָנֶ֖יהָsons her עִמָּֽהּ׃with her

וַיֵּצֵ֨אand he went out מֹשֶׁ֜הMoses לִקְרַ֣אתto meet חֹֽתְנ֗וֹfather-in-law his וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙and he bowed down וַיִּשַּׁק־and he kissedל֔וֹto himוַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּand they asked אִישׁ־each לְרֵעֵ֖הוּof neighbor his לְשָׁל֑וֹםto welfare וַיָּבֹ֖אוּand they went הָאֹֽהֱלָה׃the tent towards

וַיִּ֣חַדְּand he rejoiced יִתְר֔וֹJethro עַ֚לon כָּל־all הַטּוֹבָ֔הthe good אֲשֶׁר־which עָשָׂ֥הhe had done יְהוָ֖הYahweh לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לto Israel אֲשֶׁ֥רwhom הִצִּיל֖וֹhe had delivered it מִיַּ֥דfrom the hand of מִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt

וַיֹּאמֶר֮and he said יִתְרוֹ֒Jethro בָּר֣וּךְbe blessed יְהוָ֔הYahweh אֲשֶׁ֨רwho הִצִּ֥ילhe has delivered אֶתְכֶ֛םobj. you מִיַּ֥דfrom the hand of מִצְרַ֖יִםEgypt וּמִיַּ֣דand from the hand of פַּרְעֹ֑הPharaoh אֲשֶׁ֤רwho הִצִּיל֙he has delivered אֶת־obj.הָעָ֔םthe people מִתַּ֖חַתfrom under יַד־the hand of מִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt

עַתָּ֣הnow יָדַ֔עְתִּיI know כִּֽי־that גָד֥וֹלis great יְהוָ֖הYahweh מִכָּל־more than all הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםthe gods כִּ֣יfor בַדָּבָ֔רin the matter אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich זָד֖וּthey have acted presumptuously עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃on them

וַיִּקַּ֞חand he took יִתְר֨וֹJethro חֹתֵ֥ןthe father-in-law of מֹשֶׁ֛הMoses עֹלָ֥הa burnt offering וּזְבָחִ֖יםand sacrifices לֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםto God וַיָּבֹ֨אand he came אַהֲרֹ֜ןAaron וְכֹ֣ל׀and all זִקְנֵ֣יthe elders of יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael לֶאֱכָל־to eat לֶ֛חֶםfood עִם־with חֹתֵ֥ןthe father-in-law of מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses לִפְנֵ֥יto before הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃the God

וַיְהִי֙and it was מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תfrom the next day וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבand he sat מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses לִשְׁפֹּ֣טto judge אֶת־obj.הָעָ֑םthe people וַיַּעֲמֹ֤דand it stood הָעָם֙the people עַל־at מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses מִן־from הַבֹּ֖קֶרthe morning עַד־until הָעָֽרֶב׃the evening

וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he said מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses לְחֹתְנ֑וֹto father-in-law his כִּֽי־thatr יָבֹ֥אit comes אֵלַ֛יto me הָעָ֖םthe people לִדְרֹ֥שׁto consult אֱלֹהִֽים׃God

כִּֽי־for יִהְיֶ֨הit will belongלָהֶ֤םto themדָּבָר֙a matter בָּ֣אit is coming אֵלַ֔יto me וְשָׁ֣פַטְתִּ֔יand I judge בֵּ֥יןbetween אִ֖ישׁeach וּבֵ֣יןand between רֵעֵ֑הוּneighbor his וְהוֹדַעְתִּ֛יand I make known אֶת־obj.חֻקֵּ֥יthe statutes of הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe God וְאֶת־and obj.תּוֹרֹתָֽיו׃laws his

וַיֹּ֛אמֶרand he said חֹתֵ֥ןthe father-in-law of מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses אֵלָ֑יוto him לֹא־not טוֹב֙is good הַדָּבָ֔רthe thing אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich אַתָּ֖הyou עֹשֶֽׂה׃are doing

נָבֹ֣לcertainly to wear out תִּבֹּ֔לyou will wear yourself out גַּם־both אַתָּ֕הyou גַּם־as well as הָעָ֥םthe people הַזֶּ֖הthe this אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich עִמָּ֑ךְis with you כִּֽי־for כָבֵ֤דis too heavy מִמְּךָ֙for you הַדָּבָ֔רthe thing לֹא־not תוּכַ֥לyou are able עֲשֹׂ֖הוּto do it לְבַדֶּֽךָ׃to alone you

עַתָּ֞הnow שְׁמַ֤עlisten בְּקֹלִי֙to voice my אִיעָ֣צְךָ֔let me advise you וִיהִ֥יand may he be אֱלֹהִ֖יםGod עִמָּ֑ךְwith you הֱיֵ֧הbe אַתָּ֣הyou לָעָ֗םfor the people מ֚וּלin front of הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe God וְהֵבֵאתָ֥and you will bring אַתָּ֛הyou אֶת־obj.הַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe matters אֶל־to הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃the God

וְהִזְהַרְתָּ֣הand you will warn אֶתְהֶ֔םobj. them אֶת־obj.הַחֻקִּ֖יםthe statutes וְאֶת־and obj.הַתּוֹרֹ֑תthe laws וְהוֹדַעְתָּ֣and you will make knownלָהֶ֗םto themאֶת־obj.הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙the way יֵ֣לְכוּwhich they will walkבָ֔הּin itוְאֶת־and obj.הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖הthe work אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich יַעֲשֽׂוּן׃they will do !

אִ֣םif אֶת־obj.הַדָּבָ֤רthe thing הַזֶּה֙the this תַּעֲשֶׂ֔הyou will do וְצִוְּךָ֣and he will command you אֱלֹהִ֔יםGod וְיָֽכָלְתָּ֖and you will be able עֲמֹ֑דto endure וְגַם֙and also כָּל־all הָעָ֣םthe people הַזֶּ֔הthe this עַל־to מְקֹמ֖וֹplace its יָבֹ֥אit will go בְשָׁלֽוֹם׃in peace

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥עand he listened מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses לְק֣וֹלto the voice חֹתְנ֑וֹfather-in-law his וַיַּ֕עַשׂand he did כֹּ֖לall אֲשֶׁ֥רthat אָמָֽר׃he had said

וַיִּבְחַ֨רand he chose מֹשֶׁ֤הMoses אַנְשֵׁי־men of חַ֙יִל֙ability מִכָּל־from all יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael וַיִּתֵּ֥ןand he appointed אֹתָ֛םobj. them רָאשִׁ֖יםchiefs עַל־over הָעָ֑םthe people of שָׂרֵ֤יicials of אֲלָפִים֙thousands שָׂרֵ֣יofficials of מֵא֔וֹתhundreds שָׂרֵ֥יofficials of חֲמִשִּׁ֖יםfifties וְשָׂרֵ֥יand officials of עֲשָׂרֹֽת׃tens

וְשָׁפְט֥וּand they judged אֶת־obj.הָעָ֖םthe people בְּכָל־at every עֵ֑תtime אֶת־obj.הַדָּבָ֤רthe matter הַקָּשֶׁה֙the difficult יְבִיא֣וּןthey brought !אֶל־to מֹשֶׁ֔הMoses וְכָל־and every הַדָּבָ֥רthe matter הַקָּטֹ֖ןthe small יִשְׁפּוּט֥וּthey judged הֵֽם׃they

וַיְשַׁלַּ֥חand he sent off מֹשֶׁ֖הMoses אֶת־obj.חֹתְנ֑וֹfather-in-law his וַיֵּ֥לֶךְand he wentל֖וֹfor himselfאֶל־to אַרְצֽוֹ׃ פland his

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