Exodus 18:8

Translations

Modern

Then Moses recounted to his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardships they had encountered along the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.

Traditional

And Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the Lord delivered them.

Literal

And Moses recounted to his father-in-law all that YHWH had done to Pharaoh and to Egypt for the sake of Israel, all the hardship that had found them on the way, and how YHWH had delivered them.

Latin

…narravit Moyses cognato suo cuncta quæ fecerat Dominus Pharaoni et Ægyptiis propter Israël: universumque laborem, qui accidisset eis in itinere, et quod liberaverat eos Dominus.

Original

Hebrew

English

Then Moses recounted to his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardships they had encountered along the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.

Notes

Exodus 18:1–12

Moses had sent his wife and children back to stay with his father-in-law at some point. During the intense confrontation with Pharaoh, Moses might have feared for their lives. Jethro now came to meet Moses and the Israelites, bringing the family of Moses with him (18:2–6). During the visit, Moses gave him a report. Jethro came to trust in the Lord through the testimony of the Lord's work.

Theme notes and profiles

Jethro (Reuel) Moses Suffering in Following God The Exodus as History

Events

Wilderness Wanderingsc. 1491 BC

Related verses

Nehemiah 9:32
So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.
Nehemiah 9:9–15
You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.
Psalm 81:7
You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
Psalm 78:42–43
They did not remember His power—the day He redeemed them from the adversary,
Psalm 106:10
He saved them from the hand that hated them; He redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
Numbers 20:14
From Kadesh, Moses sent messengers to tell the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says: You know all the hardship that has befallen us,
Psalm 107:2
Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
Psalm 145:4–12
One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—
Psalm 71:17–20
O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.
Exodus 18:1
Now Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about all that God had done for Moses and His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.
Exodus 15:22–24
Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the Desert of Shur. For three days they walked in the desert without finding water.
Psalm 66:16
Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt Pharaoh: Egyptian Pharaoh during the Exodus

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus

Glossary

Book of Exodus Deuteronomy, Book of Hobab

Topics

Moses: Joined by his Family in the Wilderness The Kenites: Showed Kindness to Israel in the Desert

Exodus 18:8

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