Exodus 18:1

And Jethro, priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses, heard all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people,—in that Yahweh had brought forth Israel out of Egypt.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

2So Jethro, Moses father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses wife,—after she had been sent home;

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Cross References

Exodus 2:16Now, the priest of Midian, had seven daughters,—and they came and drew and filled the troughs, to water their fathers flock.

Exodus 2:21And Moses was well-pleased to dwell with the man,—and he gave Zipporah his daughter to Moses.

Exodus 4:18So Moses went and returned unto Jethro his father-in-law and said to him—Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren who are in Egypt, that I may see whether they are yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses: Go and prosper.

Numbers 10:29Then said Moses to Hobab, son of Raguel the Midianite, father-in-law of Moses: Setting forward, are we unto the place of which Yahweh hath said, The same, will I give unto you,—Oh come with us and we will do thee good, for, Yahweh, hath spoken good, concerning Israel.

Joshua 9:9And they said unto him—From a very far country, have thy servants come, because of the name of Yahweh thy God,—because we had heard his fame, and all that he had done in Egypt;

Judges 4:11Now, Heber the Kenite, had separated himself from the Kenites, even from the sons of Hobab, father-in-law of Moses,—and moved his tent as far as the oak of Zaanaim, which is near Kadesh.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 18:1

This chapter is concerning Moses himself, and the affairs of his own family. I. Jethro his father-in-law brings to him his wife and children, ver. 1-6 . II. Moses entertains his father-in-law with great respect ( ver. 7 ), with good discourse ( ver. 8-11 ), with a sacrifice and a feast, ver. 12 . III. Jethro advises him about the management of his business as a judge in Israel, to take inferior judges in to his assistance ( ver. 13-23 ), and Moses, after some time, takes his counsel ( ver. 24-26 ), and so they… Read the whole commentary →

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