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| וישמ֞ע יתר֨ו כה֤ן מדין֙ חת֣ן מש֔ה את֩ כל־אש֨ר עש֤ה אלהים֙ למש֔ה ולישרא֖ל עמ֑ו כֽי־הוצ֧יא יהו֛ה את־ישרא֖ל ממצרֽים׃ | Exod 18:1 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; |
| ויק֗ח יתרו֙ חת֣ן מש֔ה את־צפר֖ה א֣שת מש֑ה אח֖ר שלוחֽיה׃ | Exod 18:2 Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back, |
| וא֖ת שנ֣י בנ֑יה אש֨ר ש֤ם הֽאחד֙ גֽרש֔ם כ֣י אמ֔ר ג֣ר הי֔יתי בא֖רץ נכריֽה׃ | Exod 18:3 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: |
| וש֥ם האח֖ד אליע֑זר כֽי־אלה֤י אבי֙ בעזר֔י ויצל֖ני מח֥רב פרעֽה׃ | Exod 18:4 And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh: |
| ויב֞א יתר֨ו חת֥ן מש֛ה ובנ֥יו ואשת֖ו אל־מש֑ה אל־המדב֗ר אשר־ה֛וא חנ֥ה ש֖ם ה֥ר האלהֽים׃ | Exod 18:5 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: |
| וי֙אמר֙ אל־מש֔ה אנ֛י חתנך֥ יתר֖ו ב֣א אל֑יך וא֨שתך֔ ושנ֥י בנ֖יה עמֽה׃ | Exod 18:6 And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her. |
| ויצ֨א מש֜ה לקר֣את חֽתנ֗ו וישת֙חו֙ וישק־ל֔ו וישאל֥ו איש־לרע֖הו לשל֑ום ויב֖או האֽהלה׃ | Exod 18:7 And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent. |
| ויספ֤ר משה֙ לח֣תנ֔ו את֩ כל־אש֨ר עש֤ה יהוה֙ לפרע֣ה ולמצר֔ים ע֖ל אוד֣ת ישרא֑ל א֤ת כל־התלאה֙ אש֣ר מצא֣תם בד֔רך ויצל֖ם יהוֽה׃ | Exod 18:8 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. |
| וי֣חד יתר֔ו ע֚ל כל־הטוב֔ה אשר־עש֥ה יהו֖ה לישרא֑ל אש֥ר הציל֖ו מי֥ד מצרֽים׃ | Exod 18:9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians. |
| ויאמר֘ יתרו֒ בר֣וך יהו֔ה אש֨ר הצ֥יל אתכ֛ם מי֥ד מצר֖ים ומי֣ד פרע֑ה אש֤ר הציל֙ את־הע֔ם מת֖חת יד־מצרֽים׃ | Exod 18:10 And Jethro said, Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. |
| עת֣ה יד֔עתי כֽי־גד֥ול יהו֖ה מכל־האלה֑ים כ֣י בדב֔ר אש֥ר זד֖ו עליהֽם׃ | Exod 18:11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them. |
| ויק֞ח יתר֨ו חת֥ן מש֛ה על֥ה וזבח֖ים לֽאלה֑ים ויב֨א אהר֜ן וכ֣ל׀ זקנ֣י ישרא֗ל לאכל־ל֛חם עם־חת֥ן מש֖ה לפנ֥י האלהֽים׃ | Exod 18:12 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God. |
| ויהי֙ מֽמחר֔ת וי֥שב מש֖ה לשפ֣ט את־הע֑ם ויעמ֤ד העם֙ על־מש֔ה מן־הב֖קר עד־העֽרב׃ | Exod 18:13 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening. |
| וירא֙ חת֣ן מש֔ה א֛ת כל־אשר־ה֥וא עש֖ה לע֑ם וי֗אמר מֽה־הדב֤ר הזה֙ אש֨ר את֤ה עשה֙ לע֔ם מד֗וע את֤ה יושב֙ לבד֔ך וכל־הע֛ם נצ֥ב על֖יך מן־ב֥קר עד־עֽרב׃ | Exod 18:14 And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even? |
| וי֥אמר מש֖ה לחתנ֑ו כֽי־יב֥א אל֛י הע֖ם לדר֥ש אלהֽים׃ | Exod 18:15 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God: |
| כֽי־יהי֨ה לה֤ם דבר֙ ב֣א אל֔י וש֣פטת֔י ב֥ין א֖יש וב֣ין רע֑הו והודעת֛י את־חק֥י האלה֖ים ואת־תורתֽיו׃ | Exod 18:16 When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws. |
| וי֛אמר חת֥ן מש֖ה אל֑יו לא־טוב֙ הדב֔ר אש֥ר את֖ה עשֽה׃ | Exod 18:17 And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. |
| נב֣ל תב֔ל גם־את֕ה גם־הע֥ם הז֖ה אש֣ר עמ֑ך כֽי־כב֤ד ממך֙ הדב֔ר לא־תוכ֥ל עש֖הו לבדֽך׃ | Exod 18:18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. |
| עת֞ה שמ֤ע בקלי֙ איע֣צך֔ ויה֥י אלה֖ים עמ֑ך הי֧ה את֣ה לע֗ם מ֚ול הֽאלה֔ים והבאת֥ את֛ה את־הדבר֖ים אל־האלהֽים׃ | Exod 18:19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God: |
| והזהרת֣ה אתה֔ם את־החק֖ים ואת־התור֑ת והודעת֣ לה֗ם את־הד֙רך֙ י֣לכו ב֔ה ואת־הֽמעש֖ה אש֥ר יעשֽון׃ | Exod 18:20 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do. |
| ואת֣ה תחז֣ה מכל־ה֠עם אנשי־ח֜יל ירא֧י אלה֛ים אנש֥י אמ֖ת ש֣נאי ב֑צע ושמת֣ עלה֗ם שר֤י אלפים֙ שר֣י מא֔ות שר֥י חמש֖ים ושר֥י עשרֽת׃ | Exod 18:21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: |
| ושפט֣ו את־העם֘ בכל־עת֒ והי֞ה כל־הדב֤ר הגדל֙ יב֣יאו אל֔יך וכל־הדב֥ר הקט֖ן ישפטו־ה֑ם והקל֙ מֽעל֔יך ונשא֖ו אתֽך׃ | Exod 18:22 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee. |
| א֣ם את־הדב֤ר הזה֙ תעש֔ה וצוך֣ אלה֔ים ויֽכלת֖ עמ֑ד וגם֙ כל־הע֣ם הז֔ה על־מקמ֖ו יב֥א בשלֽום׃ | Exod 18:23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace. |
| וישמ֥ע מש֖ה לק֣ול חתנ֑ו וי֕עש כ֖ל אש֥ר אמֽר׃ | Exod 18:24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said. |
| ויבח֨ר מש֤ה אנשי־ח֙יל֙ מכל־ישרא֔ל וית֥ן את֛ם ראש֖ים על־הע֑ם שר֤י אלפים֙ שר֣י מא֔ות שר֥י חמש֖ים ושר֥י עשרֽת׃ | Exod 18:25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. |
| ושפט֥ו את־הע֖ם בכל־ע֑ת את־הדב֤ר הקשה֙ יביא֣ון אל־מש֔ה וכל־הדב֥ר הקט֖ן ישפוט֥ו הֽם׃ | Exod 18:26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves. |
| וישל֥ח מש֖ה את־חתנ֑ו וי֥לך ל֖ו אל־ארצֽו׃ | Exod 18:27 And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land. |