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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Exodus 18 Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/exodus/18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/exodus/18-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">HPBT</a> > Exodus 18</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../exodus/17.htm" title="Exodus 17">◄</a> Exodus 18 <a href="../exodus/19.htm" title="Exodus 19">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-1.htm#aramaic" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-1.htm#aramaic"><b>1</b></a></span>And Yethrown the Priest of Midian, Father in Law of Moshe, heard everything that God did for Moshe and for Israel his people, because LORD JEHOVAH brought forth the children of Israel from Egypt; <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-2.htm#aramaic"><b>2</b></a></span>And Yethrown, Father in Law of Moshe, took Tsephora his daughter, the wife of Moshe, after he released her, <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-3.htm#aramaic"><b>3</b></a></span>And her two children, one of whose names was Gershon, because he said, “I was a stranger in a strange land”: <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-4.htm#aramaic"><b>4</b></a></span>And the name of the other, Eliazer, because “The God of my fathers was my help and he delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh”:<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-5.htm#aramaic"><b>5</b></a></span>And Yethrown, Father in Law of Moshe, and his children and his wife came to Moshe, to the wilderness, who was camping there at the mountain of God: <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-6.htm#aramaic"><b>6</b></a></span>And it was said to Moshe, “Behold, your Father in Law Yethrown has come to you, and your wife and both your sons with him. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-7.htm#aramaic"><b>7</b></a></span>And Moshe went out to meet his Father in Law, and he bowed to him and he kissed him and they invoked, each man, the peace of his fellow, and they entered the tent. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-8.htm#aramaic"><b>8</b></a></span>And Moshe related to his Father in Law everything that LORD JEHOVAH did to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians concerning the possessions of the children of Israel and all the labor that they labored on the way, and LORD JEHOVAH delivered them. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-9.htm#aramaic"><b>9</b></a></span>And Yethrown rejoiced over all the good that LORD JEHOVAH did for Israel and he delivered them from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of Pharaoh. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-10.htm#aramaic"><b>10</b></a></span>And Yethrown said, “Blessed is LORD JEHOVAH who has delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of Pharaoh, who has saved his people from under the hand of the Egyptians. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-11.htm#aramaic"><b>11</b></a></span>Now I know that LORD JEHOVAH is greater than all gods, because of the scheme that they had plotted against them. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-12.htm#aramaic"><b>12</b></a></span>And Yethrown, the Father in Law of Moshe, offered burning peace offerings and sacrifices to LORD JEHOVAH, and Ahron and all Elders of the children of Israel came to eat bread with the Father in Law of Moshe before God.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-13.htm#aramaic"><b>13</b></a></span>And it was the next day and Moshe sat down to judge the people, and the people were standing over from Moshe from dawn and unto evening. <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-14.htm#aramaic"><b>14</b></a></span>And the Father in Law of Moshe saw everything that he did for the people and he said to him, “What is this matter that you do for the people? Why do you sit alone and all the people stand over from you from dawn and unto evening?” <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-15.htm#aramaic"><b>15</b></a></span>And Moshe said to his Father in Law, “The people come to me to ask the word from God: <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-16.htm#aramaic"><b>16</b></a></span>And when they have a matter they come to me and I judge between a man with his neighbor and I show to them the commandments of God and his laws.”<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-17.htm#aramaic"><b>17</b></a></span>And his Father in Law said to Moshe, you are not doing well. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-18.htm#aramaic"><b>18</b></a></span>Being dishonored you are also shamed, so is also all this people that are with you, because the matter is too heavy for you and you cannot do it alone. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-19.htm#aramaic"><b>19</b></a></span>Now hear my voice and I shall counsel you and God will be with you. You are a Teacher to the people from God and you have been bringing their concerns before God: <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-20.htm#aramaic"><b>20</b></a></span>And you should warn them so that they keep the commandments and the Law, and show them the way to go in it and the works to do. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-21.htm#aramaic"><b>21</b></a></span>And you shall see from all the people men of power who are in awe of God, faithful men and they hate a bribe and deceit and set over them Chiefs of thousands and Chiefs of hundreds and Chiefs of fifties and Chiefs of tens: <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-22.htm#aramaic"><b>22</b></a></span>And they shall be judges to the people in every time and when a great matter will come to you, those shall judge all small matters and it will unburden you and they will bear it with you. <A name="24"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-23.htm#aramaic"><b>23</b></a></span>And if you do this thing God commands you, also you can stand, also all these people, each one, shall depart to his house in peace.<p> <A name="25"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-24.htm#aramaic"><b>24</b></a></span>And Moshe heard the voice of his Father in Law and he did everything that he said to him. <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-25.htm#aramaic"><b>25</b></a></span>And Moshe chose men of power from all Israel and he set them up as Chiefs over the people, Chiefs of thousands and Chiefs of hundreds and Chiefs of fifties and Chiefs of tens. <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-26.htm#aramaic"><b>26</b></a></span>And they were judging the people at all times, and they were bringing difficult matters to Moshe, and they were judging little matters. <span class="reftext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-27.htm#aramaic"><b>27</b></a></span>And Moshe sent his Father in Law and he went on to his land. <p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Peshitta Holy Bible Translated<br>Translated by Glenn David Bauscher<br>Glenn David Bauscher<br>Lulu Publishing<br>Copyright © 2018 Lulu Publishing<br>3rd edition Copyright © 2019<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../exodus/17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Exodus 17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Exodus 17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../exodus/19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Exodus 19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Exodus 19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>