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Chapter 18
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;
2
Then
Jethro,
Moses’
father
in
law,
took
Zipporah,
Moses’
wife,
after
he
had
sent
her
back,
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:
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:
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
11
Now
I
know
that
the
Lord
is
greater
than
all
gods:
for
in
the
thing
wherein
they
dealt
proudly
he
was
above
them.
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.
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.
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?
15
And
Moses
said
unto
his
father
in
law,
Because
the
people
come
unto
me
to
inquire
of
God:
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.
17
And
Moses’
father
in
law
said
unto
him,
The
thing
that
thou
doest
is
not
good.
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.
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:
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.
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:
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.
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.
24
So
Moses
hearkened
to
the
voice
of
his
father
in
law,
and
did
all
that
he
had
said.
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.
26
And
they
judged
the
people
at
all
seasons:
the
hard
causes
they
brought
unto
Moses,
but
every
small
matter
they
judged
themselves.
27
And
Moses
let
his
father
in
law
depart;
and
he
went
his
way
into
his
own
land.
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