Exodus 18:8

“Moses told his father-in-law all that YHWH had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for the sake of Israel, all the hardship that had come upon them on the way, and how YHWH had delivered them.”

Exodus 18:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 18:8, word by word

Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

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).

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toldיְסַפֵּרyesaper

recount

To relate, declare: the heavens proclaim the glory of El.

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his father-in-lawחֹתְנchotn

father-in-law

The parents of the wife or the husband, that is, the in-laws.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

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.

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had doneעָשָׂהasa

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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to Pharaohפַרְעֹהfaro

Pharaoh

Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.

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and to the Egyptiansמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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for the sakeאוֹדֹתodot

cause

Cause, reason: "because of".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

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.

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the hardshipתְּלָאָהtelaa

hardship

Hardship, wearying trouble.

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had come upon themמְצָאָתַmetsaata

meet

To meet someone on the road, or for trouble to fall upon him.

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on the wayדֶּרֶךְderech

road

The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.

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had delivered themיַּצִּלֵyatsile

rescue

To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    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).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

7Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, bowed down, and kissed him; they asked each other about their welfare, and they went into the tent.

8 · This verse (above)

9Jethro rejoiced over all the good that YHWH had done for Israel, in that he had delivered them from the hand of the Egyptians.

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