Mosesמֹשֶׁהtoldוַיְסַפֵּרhis father-in-lawלְחֹתְנוֹallאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad doneעָשָׂהto Pharaohלְפַרְעֹהand to the Egyptiansוּלְמִצְרַיִםfor the sakeעַל אוֹדֹתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלallאֵת כָּלthe hardshipהַתְּלָאָהthatאֲשֶׁרhad come upon themמְצָאָתַםon the way,בַּדֶּרֶךְand how YHWHוַ יְהוָהhad delivered them.יַּצִּלֵם
Exodus 18:8
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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).
Where else “moshe” appears- toldיְסַפֵּרyesaper
recount
To relate, declare: the heavens proclaim the glory of El.
Where else “yesaper” appears- his father-in-lawחֹתְנchotn
father-in-law
The parents of the wife or the husband, that is, the in-laws.
Where else “chotn” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- had doneעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears- to Pharaohפַרְעֹהfaro
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “faro” appears- and to the Egyptiansמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- for the sakeאוֹדֹתodot
cause
Cause, reason: "because of".
Where else “odot” appears- 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.
Where else “yisrael” appears- the hardshipתְּלָאָהtelaa
hardship
Hardship, wearying trouble.
Where else “telaa” appears- had come upon themמְצָאָתַmetsaata
meet
To meet someone on the road, or for trouble to fall upon him.
Where else “metsaata” appears- on the wayדֶּרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- had delivered themיַּצִּלֵyatsile
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “yatsile” appears
Places in this verse
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).
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.