Exodus 18:5

And Jethro, Moses father-in-law, came in, with his two sons and his wife, unto Moses,—into the desert where, he, was encamping, the mountain of God;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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:

In Context

4and, the name of the other, Eliezer, for the God of my father, was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.

6and said unto Moses, I, thy father-in-law, Jethro, am coming in unto thee,—and thy wife, and her two sons, with her.

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Cross References

Exodus 3:1Now, Moses, was shepherding the flock of Jethro his father-in-law priest of Midian,—so he led forth the flock behind the desert, and came in unto the mountain of God to Horeb.

Exodus 19:11and shall be ready, by the third day,—for on the third day, will Yahweh come down in the sight of all the people upon Mount Sinai.

Exodus 24:16And the glory of Yahweh rested upon Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days,—then called he unto Moses on the seventh day, out of the midst of the cloud.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 18:2-7

Jethro's Visit to Moses. ( b. c. 1491.) 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; 2 Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back, 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: 4 And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help,… Read the whole commentary →

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