Study it in the app“Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that Elohim had done for Moses and for Israel his people, how YHWH had brought Israel out of Egypt.”
Jethro,יִתְרוֹthe priestכֹהֵןof Midian,מִדְיָןMoses’מֹשֶׁהfather-in-law,חֹתֵןheardוַיִּשְׁמַעof allאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרElohimאֱלֹהִיםhad doneעָשָׂהfor Mosesלְמֹשֶׁהand for Israelוּלְיִשְׂרָאֵלhis people,עַמּוֹhowכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhad broughtהוֹצִיאIsraelאֶת יִשְׂרָאֵלout of Egypt.מִמִּצְרָיִם
Jethro
Jethro, priest of Midian and father-in-law of Moses (called Reuel in Exodus 2:18).
Where else “yitro” appearspagan priest
A priest of other gods.
Where else “chohen” appearsMidian
See it on the mapWhere else “midyan” appearsMoses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appearsfather-in-law
The parents of the wife or the husband, that is, the in-laws.
Where else “choten” appearshear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishma” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsAmmi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsbring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “hotsi” appearsEgypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears1Midian ?
Today: northwest Saudi Arabia, southern Jordan; debated
A region east of the Gulf of Aqaba, in what is now northwest Saudi Arabia; its borders are not certain.
Moses fled to Midian, married there and tended sheep (Exod 2:15-21). Centuries later the Midianites oppressed Israel until Gideon defeated them (Judg 6:1; 7:21).
2Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
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2Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, had taken Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,
