1 When Jethro 3503, the priest 3548 of Midian 4080, Moses 4872' father in law 2859, heard 8085 of all that God 430 had done 6213 for Moses 4872, and for Israel 3478 his people 5971, and that the LORD 3068 had brought 3318 Israel 3478 out of Egypt 4714;
2 Then Jethro 3503, Moses 4872' father in law 2859, took 3947 Zipporah 6855, Moses 4872' wife 802, after 310 he had sent her back 7964,
3 And her two 8147 sons 1121; of which the name 8034 of the one 259 was Gershom 1647; for he said 559, I have been an alien 1616 in a strange 5237 land 776:
4 And the name 8034 of the other 259 was Eliezer 461; for the God 430 of my father 1, said he, was mine help 5828, and delivered 5337 me from the sword 2719 of Pharaoh 6547:
5 And Jethro 3503, Moses 4872' father in law 2859, came 935 with his sons 1121 and his wife 802 unto Moses 4872 into the wilderness 4057, where he encamped 2583 at the mount 2022 of God 430:
6 And he said 559 unto Moses 4872, I thy father in law 2859 Jethro 3503 am come 935 unto thee, and thy wife 802, and her two 8147 sons 1121 with her.
7 And Moses 4872 went out 3318 to meet 7125 his father in law 2859, and did obeisance 7812, and kissed 5401 him; and they asked 7592 each 376 other 7453 of their welfare 7965; and they came 935 into the tent 168.
8 And Moses 4872 told 5608 his father in law 2859 all that the LORD 3068 had done 6213 unto Pharaoh 6547 and to the Egyptians 4714 for Israel's 3478 sake 182, and all the travail 8513 that had come 4672 upon them by the way 1870, and how the LORD 3068 delivered 5337 them.
9 And Jethro 3503 rejoiced 2302 for all the goodness 2896 which the LORD 3068 had done 6213 to Israel 3478, whom he had delivered 5337 out of the hand 3027 of the Egyptians 4714.
10 And Jethro 3503 said 559, Blessed 1288 be the LORD 3068, who hath delivered 5337 you out of the hand 3027 of the Egyptians 4714, and out of the hand 3027 of Pharaoh 6547, who hath delivered 5337 the people 5971 from under the hand 3027 of the Egyptians 4714.
11 Now I know 3045 that the LORD 3068 is greater 1419 than all gods 430: for in the thing 1697 wherein they dealt proudly 2102 he was above them.
12 And Jethro 3503, Moses 4872' father in law 2859, took 3947 a burnt offering 5930 and sacrifices 2077 for God 430: and Aaron 175 came 935, and all the elders 2205 of Israel 3478, to eat 398 bread 3899 with Moses 4872' father in law 2859 before 6440 God 430.
13 And it came to pass on the morrow 4283, that Moses 4872 sat 3427 to judge 8199 the people 5971: and the people 5971 stood 5975 by Moses 4872 from the morning 1242 unto the evening 6153.
14 And when Moses 4872' father in law 2859 saw 7200 all that he did 6213 to the people 5971, he said 559, What is this thing 1697 that thou doest 6213 to the people 5971? why sittest 3427 thou thyself alone, and all the people 5971 stand 5324 by thee from morning 1242 unto even 6153?
15 And Moses 4872 said 559 unto his father in law 2859, Because the people 5971 come 935 unto me to enquire 1875 of God 430:
16 When they have a matter 1697, they come 935 unto me; and I judge 8199 between one 376 and another 7453, and I do make them know 3045 the statutes 2706 of God 430, and his laws 8451.
17 And Moses 4872' father in law 2859 said 559 unto him, The thing 1697 that thou doest 6213 is not good 2896.
18 Thou wilt surely 5034 wear away 5034, both thou, and this people 5971 that is with thee: for this thing 1697 is too heavy 3515 for thee; thou art not able 3201 to perform 6213 it thyself alone.
19 Hearken 8085 now unto my voice 6963, I will give thee counsel 3289, and God 430 shall be 1961 with thee: Be thou for the people 5971 to God-ward 4136 430, that thou mayest bring 935 the causes 1697 unto God 430:
20 And thou shalt teach 2094 853 them ordinances 2706 and laws 8451, and shalt shew 3045 them the way 1870 wherein they must walk 3212, and the work 4639 that they must do 6213.
21 Moreover thou shalt provide 2372 out of all the people 5971 able 2428 men 582, such as fear 3373 God 430, men 582 of truth 571, hating 8130 covetousness 1215; and place 7760 such over them, to be rulers 8269 of thousands 505, and rulers 8269 of hundreds 3967, rulers 8269 of fifties 2572, and rulers 8269 of tens 6235:
22 And let them judge 8199 the people 5971 at all seasons 6256: and it shall be, that every great 1419 matter 1697 they shall bring 935 unto thee, but every small 6996 matter 1697 they shall judge 8199: so shall it be easier 7043 for thyself, and they shall bear 5375 the burden with thee.
23 If thou shalt do 6213 this thing 1697, and God 430 command 6680 thee so, then thou shalt be able 3201 to endure 5975, and all this people 5971 shall also go 935 to their place 4725 in peace 7965.
24 So Moses 4872 hearkened 8085 to the voice 6963 of his father in law 2859, and did 6213 all that he had said 559.
25 And Moses 4872 chose 977 able 2428 men 582 out of all Israel 3478, and made 5414 them heads 7218 over the people 5971, rulers 8269 of thousands 505, rulers 8269 of hundreds 3967, rulers 8269 of fifties 2572, and rulers 8269 of tens 6235.
26 And they judged 8199 the people 5971 at all seasons 6256: the hard 7186 causes 1697 they brought 935 unto Moses 4872, but every small 6996 matter 1697 1992 they judged 8199 themselves.
27 And Moses 4872 let his father in law 2859 depart 7971; and he went 3212 his way into his own land 776.