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he saved me from the sword of Pharaoh.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />His second son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, “The God of my ancestors was my helper; he rescued me from the sword of Pharaoh.”)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and the name of the other, Eliezer (for he said, “The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh”).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The other son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, “The God of my father was my helper and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the name of the other <i>was</i> Eliezer; for the God of my father, <i>said he, was</i> mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and the name of the other <i>was</i> Eliezer (for <i>he said,</i> “The God of my father <i>was</i> my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh”);<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the other was named Eliezer, for <i>he said,</i> “The God of my father was my help, and saved me from the sword of Pharaoh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The other was named Eliezer, for he said, &#8220The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the other was named Eliezer, for <i>he said,</i> “The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the other was named Eliezer, for <i>he said</i>, “The God of my father was my help and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The other [son] was named Eliezer (my God is help), for <i>Moses said,</i> “The God of my father was my help, and He rescued me from the sword of Pharaoh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the other Eliezer (because he had said, “The God of my father was my helper and rescued me from Pharaoh’s sword”).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the other Eliezer (because he had said, &#8220The God of my father was my helper and delivered me from Pharaoh&#8217s sword&#8221). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and the name of the other was Eliezer; for he said, The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and the name of the other was Eliezer; for he said, The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The name of the other was Eliezer [My God Is a Helper], because he said, "My father's God was my helper. He saved me from Pharaoh's death sentence."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He had also said, "The God of my father helped me and saved me from being killed by the king of Egypt"; so he had named the other son Eliezer. ) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />while the name of the other was Eliezer, because he used to say, "My father's God helped me and delivered me from Pharaoh's sword."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The other son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, ?The God of my father was my helper and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and the other Eliezer (for Moses had said, "The God of my father has been my help and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh"). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, "My father's God was my help and delivered me from Pharaoh's sword."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the name of the other was Eliezer; (for the God of my father, said he, was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, “My father’s God was my help and delivered me from Pharaoh’s sword.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the name of the other [is] Eliezer, for, “The God of my father [is] for my help, and He delivers me from the sword of Pharaoh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the name of the other is Eliezer, for, 'the God of my father is for my help, and doth deliver me from the sword of Pharaoh.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the name of the one Eliezer; for the God of my father for my help, and he will take me away from the sword of Pharaoh.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the other Eliezer: For the God of my father, said he, is my helper, and hath delivered me from the sword of Pharao. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and the other in truth was Eliezer, (“For the God of my father,” he said, “is my helper, and has rescued me from the sword of Pharaoh.”)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The other was named Eliezer; for he said, “The God of my father is my help; he has rescued me from Pharaoh’s sword.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and the name of the other, Eliezer (for he said, “The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh”).<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the name of the other was Eliezer; For the God of my fathers, said he, was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />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”:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and the name of the other was Eliezer: 'for the God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and the name of the second Eliezer, saying, For the God of my father <i>is</i> my helper, and he has rescued me out of the hand of Pharao.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/18-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=4481" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/18.htm">The Visit of Jethro</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.” <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: hā·’e·ḥāḏ (Art:: Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">The other son</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: wə·šêm (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">was named</a> <a href="/hebrew/461.htm" title="461: ’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer (N-proper-ms) -- From 'el and ezer; God of help; Eliezer, the name of a Damascene and of ten Israelites.">Eliezer,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for Moses had said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">“The God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of my father</a> <a href="/hebrew/5828.htm" title="5828: bə·‘ez·rî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- A help, helper. From azar; aid.">was my helper</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: way·yaṣ·ṣi·lê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">and delivered me</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: mê·ḥe·reḇ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">from the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: par·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">of Pharaoh.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, along with Moses’ wife and sons, came to him in the desert, where he was encamped at the mountain of God.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a></span><br />The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/12-2.htm">Isaiah 12:2</a></span><br />Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-2.htm">2 Samuel 22:2-3</a></span><br />He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. / My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-29.htm">Deuteronomy 33:29</a></span><br />Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Psalm 46:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-2.htm">Psalm 91:2</a></span><br />I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/144-2.htm">Psalm 144:2</a></span><br />He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-4.htm">Isaiah 26:4</a></span><br />Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-10.htm">2 Corinthians 1:10</a></span><br />He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-6.htm">Hebrews 13:6</a></span><br />So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-18.htm">2 Timothy 4:18</a></span><br />And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-5.htm">1 Peter 1:5</a></span><br />who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/3-3.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:3</a></span><br />But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-28.htm">John 10:28-29</a></span><br />I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. / My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:</p><p class="hdg">Eliezer.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-1.htm">Psalm 46:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon Alamoth. God <i>is</i> our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/50-7.htm">Isaiah 50:7-9</a></b></br> For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/13-6.htm">Hebrews 13:6</a></b></br> So that we may boldly say, The Lord <i>is</i> my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.</p><p class="hdg">delivered</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">Exodus 2:15</a></b></br> Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-1.htm">Psalm 18:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, <i>A Psalm</i> of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day <i>that</i> the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/48-1.htm">Psalm 48:1</a></b></br> A Song <i>and</i> Psalm for the sons of Korah. Great <i>is</i> the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, <i>in</i> the mountain of his holiness.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/exodus/12-27.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/genesis/15-2.htm">Eliezer</a> <a href="/genesis/15-2.htm">Elie'zer</a> <a href="/exodus/15-2.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/exodus/4-15.htm">Help</a> <a href="/exodus/15-2.htm">Helper</a> <a href="/exodus/16-34.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/exodus/15-19.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/exodus/15-19.htm">Pharaoh's</a> <a href="/exodus/9-19.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/exodus/16-24.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/exodus/17-13.htm">Sword</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/18-8.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/exodus/18-8.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-8.htm">Eliezer</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-8.htm">Elie'zer</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-32.htm">Father's</a> <a href="/exodus/23-1.htm">Help</a> <a href="/joshua/1-1.htm">Helper</a> <a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/exodus/18-8.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-21.htm">Pharaoh's</a> <a href="/exodus/28-35.htm">Safe</a> <a href="/exodus/18-8.htm">Saved</a> <a href="/exodus/22-24.htm">Sword</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/18-1.htm">Jethro brings his wife and two sons to Moses</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/18-7.htm">Moses entertains him, and relates the goodness of the Lord</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/18-9.htm">Jethro rejoices, blesses God, and offers sacrifice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/18-13.htm">He gives good counsel, which is accepted</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/18-27.htm">Jethro departs</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The other son was named Eliezer</b><br>Eliezer, meaning "God is my help," reflects Moses' personal experience of divine assistance. Naming in biblical times often carried significant meaning, reflecting circumstances or prophetic insights. Eliezer's name serves as a testament to God's providence in Moses' life, particularly during his flight from Egypt. This naming also highlights the importance of remembering God's past faithfulness, a recurring theme in Israel's history.<p><b>for Moses had said</b><br>This phrase indicates that the naming of Eliezer was intentional and based on Moses' own testimony. It underscores the personal nature of Moses' relationship with God and his acknowledgment of God's intervention in his life. Moses' statement serves as a reminder of the importance of personal witness and testimony in the faith journey.<p><b>The God of my father was my helper</b><br>This phrase connects Moses to the patriarchal faith, emphasizing continuity with the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It highlights the covenantal relationship that God maintained with Moses' ancestors and now with Moses himself. The term "helper" is significant, as it denotes God's active role in providing aid and support, a theme that resonates throughout the Old Testament.<p><b>and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh</b><br>This refers to Moses' escape from Egypt after killing an Egyptian taskmaster, as recorded in <a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">Exodus 2:15</a>. The "sword of Pharaoh" symbolizes the threat of death and the oppressive power of Egypt. God's deliverance of Moses prefigures the later deliverance of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. This act of deliverance is a type of Christ's ultimate deliverance of humanity from sin and death, showcasing God's power to save and protect His chosen ones.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Moses is the leader of the Israelites, chosen by God to deliver His people from Egyptian bondage. He is reflecting on God's deliverance in naming his son.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/eliezer.htm">Eliezer</a></b><br>The second son of Moses, whose name means "God is my help." His name serves as a testament to God's faithfulness and deliverance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a></b><br>The ruler of Egypt who sought to kill Moses, representing the oppressive force from which God delivered Moses and the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who is acknowledged by Moses as his helper and deliverer, emphasizing His role in the salvation history of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/midian.htm">Midian</a></b><br>The region where Moses fled after escaping from Egypt, where he started a new life and family, and where he named his son Eliezer.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_our_helper.htm">God as Our Helper</a></b><br>Just as Moses named his son Eliezer to commemorate God's help, we should remember and acknowledge God's assistance in our lives. Reflect on times when God has been your helper and deliverer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_names.htm">The Power of Names</a></b><br>Names in the Bible often carry significant meaning and reflect God's work in a person's life. Consider how you can use names or symbols in your life to remember God's faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/deliverance_from_oppression.htm">Deliverance from Oppression</a></b><br>Moses' deliverance from Pharaoh's sword is a powerful reminder of God's ability to rescue us from seemingly insurmountable challenges. Trust in God's power to deliver you from your own "Pharaohs."<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_promises.htm">Faith in God's Promises</a></b><br>Moses' faith in God's promises is evident in his naming of Eliezer. Strengthen your faith by recalling God's promises and how He has fulfilled them in your life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faith.htm">Legacy of Faith</a></b><br>Moses' naming of his son serves as a legacy of faith for future generations. Consider how you can leave a legacy of faith for your family and community.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_attempt_to_kill_moses.htm">Why did God attempt to kill Moses?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_eliezer_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Eliezer in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_exodus_32_align_with_aaron's_role.htm">How does the portrayal of Aaron's role in Exodus 32 align with other biblical depictions of him, and does it reveal inconsistencies across different texts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_moses'_staff_become_a_snake.htm">(Exodus 4:2-5) How could Moses' staff physically transform into a snake and then revert back without any natural or scientific basis?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Eliezer.</span>--Eliezer is supposed to have been the boy whom Zipporah circumcised in the wilderness (<a href="/exodus/4-25.htm" title="Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband are you to me.">Exodus 4:25</a>). He grew to manhood, and had a son, Rehabiah (<a href="/1_chronicles/23-17.htm" title="And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.">1Chronicles 23:17</a>), whose descendants were in the time of David very numerous (<a href="/1_chronicles/23-17.htm" title="And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.">1Chronicles 23:17</a>; and comp. <a href="/context/1_chronicles/26-25.htm" title="And his brothers by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.">1Chronicles 26:25-26</a>). It is uncertain whether Moses gave him his name before parting from him, in allusion to his escape from the Pharaoh who "sought to slay him" (<a href="/exodus/2-15.htm" title="Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelled in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.">Exodus 2:15</a>), or first named him on occasion of receiving him back, in allusion to his recent escape from the host which had been destroyed in the Red Sea.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Eliezer</span>. Eliezer had not been previously mentioned by name; but he was probably the son circumcised by Zipporah, as related in ch. 4:25. We learn from <a href="/1_chronicles/23-15.htm">1 Chronicles 23:15-17</a>, that he grew to manhood, and had an only son, Rehabiah, whose descendants were in the time of Solomon very numerous. <span class="cmt_word">For the God of my father, said he, was my help</span>. Eliezer means literally, "My God (is my) help." It would seem that Zipporah, when she circumcised her infant son, omitted to name him; but Moses, before dismissing her, supplied the omission, calling him Eliezer, because God had been his help against the Pharaoh who had sought his life (<a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">Exodus 2:15</a>), and of whose death he had recently had intelligence (<a href="/exodus/4-19.htm">Exodus 4:19</a>). Thus the names of the two sons expressed respectively, the despondency natural to an exile, and the exultant gratitude of one who had just learned that by God's goodness, the term of his banishment was over. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/18-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The other [son]</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֶחָ֖ד</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was named</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשֵׁ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> </span><span class="str2">A name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Eliezer,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_461.htm">Strong's 461: </a> </span><span class="str2">Eliezer -- 'God is help', the name of several Israelites, also of a Damascene</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because [Moses had said],</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“The God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my father</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was my helper</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעֶזְרִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘ez·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5828.htm">Strong's 5828: </a> </span><span class="str2">A help, helper</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and delivered me</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּצִּלֵ֖נִי</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaṣ·ṣi·lê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from the sword</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵחֶ֥רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(mê·ḥe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Pharaoh.”</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְעֹֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(par·‘ōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/18-4.htm">Exodus 18:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/18-4.htm">Exodus 18:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/18-4.htm">Exodus 18:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/18-4.htm">Exodus 18:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/18-4.htm">Exodus 18:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/18-4.htm">Exodus 18:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/18-4.htm">Exodus 18:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/18-4.htm">Exodus 18:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/18-4.htm">Exodus 18:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/18-4.htm">Exodus 18:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/18-4.htm">OT Law: Exodus 18:4 The name of the other was Eliezer (Exo. 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