Exodus 18:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 18:9

7 So Moses ^awent out to meet his father-in-law, bowed down, and ^bkissed him. And they asked each other about their well-being, and they went into the tent.

8 And Moses told his father-in-law all that the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardship that had come upon them on the way, and how the Lord had ^adelivered them.

9 Then Jethro rejoiced for all the ^agood which the Lord had done for Israel, whom He had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.

10 And Jethro said, ^a“Blessed be the Lord, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharaoh, and who has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.

11 Now I know that the Lord is ^agreater than all the gods; ^bfor in the very thing in which they¹ behaved ^cproudly, He was above them.”

12 Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt ^aoffering and other sacrifices to offer to God. And Aaron came with all the elders of Israel ^bto eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law before God.

13 And so it was, on the next day, that Moses ^asat to judge the people; and the people stood before Moses from morning until evening.

14 So when Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, “What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone¹ sit, and all the people stand before you from morning until evening?”

Verse Comparison: Exodus 18:9

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American Standard Version
And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which Jehovah had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.

Amplified® Bible
Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness the Lord had done to Israel in that He had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.

Contemporary English Version
Jethro was so pleased to hear this good news about what the LORD had done,

Darby English Version
And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness that Jehovah had done to Israel; that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.

Good News Bible
When Jethro heard all this, he was happy

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
Jethro rejoiced over all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, in delivering them from the hand of the Egyptians.

New International Version
Jethro was delighted to hear about all the good things the LORD had done for Israel in rescuing them from the hand of the Egyptians.

New King James Version
Then Jethro rejoiced for all the good which the LORD had done for Israel, whom He had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Jethro rejoiced over all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, in delivering them from the hand of the Egyptians.

Revised Standard Version
And Jethro rejoiced for all the good which the LORD had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jethro rejoiceth for all the good which Jehovah hath done to Israel, whom He hath delivered from the hand of the Egyptians;

New English Translation
Jethro rejoiced¹ because of all the good that the Lord had done for Israel, whom he had delivered from the hand of Egypt.

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