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à åÇéÌÄùÑÀîÇò éÄúÀøåÉ ëÉäÅï îÄãÀéÈï, çÉúÅï îÉùÑÆä, àÅú ëÌÈì-àÂùÑÆø òÈùÒÈä àÁìÉäÄéí ìÀîÉùÑÆä, åÌìÀéÄùÒÀøÈàÅì òÇîÌåÉ: ëÌÄé-äåÉöÄéà éÀäåÈä àÆú-éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì, îÄîÌÄöÀøÈéÄí.
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1 Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel His people, how that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.
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á åÇéÌÄ÷ÌÇç, éÄúÀøåÉ çÉúÅï îÉùÑÆä, àÆú-öÄôÌÉøÈä, àÅùÑÆú îÉùÑÆä--àÇçÇø, ùÑÄìÌåÌçÆéäÈ.
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2 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
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â åÀàÅú, ùÑÀðÅé áÈðÆéäÈ: àÂùÑÆø ùÑÅí äÈàÆçÈã, âÌÅøÀùÑÉí--ëÌÄé àÈîÇø, âÌÅø äÈéÄéúÄé áÌÀàÆøÆõ ðÈëÀøÄéÌÈä.
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3 and her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom; for he said: 'I have been a stranger in a strange land';
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ã åÀùÑÅí äÈàÆçÈã, àÁìÄéòÆæÆø--ëÌÄé-àÁìÉäÅé àÈáÄé áÌÀòÆæÀøÄé, åÇéÌÇöÌÄìÅðÄé îÅçÆøÆá ôÌÇøÀòÉä.
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4 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.'
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ä åÇéÌÈáÉà éÄúÀøåÉ çÉúÅï îÉùÑÆä, åÌáÈðÈéå åÀàÄùÑÀúÌåÉ--àÆì-îÉùÑÆä: àÆì-äÇîÌÄãÀáÌÈø, àÂùÑÆø-äåÌà çÉðÆä ùÑÈí--äÇø äÈàÁìÉäÄéí.
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5 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the mount of God;
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å åÇéÌÉàîÆø, àÆì-îÉùÑÆä, àÂðÄé çÉúÆðÀêÈ éÄúÀøåÉ, áÌÈà àÅìÆéêÈ; åÀàÄùÑÀúÌÀêÈ--åÌùÑÀðÅé áÈðÆéäÈ, òÄîÌÈäÌ.
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6 and he said unto Moses: 'I thy father-in-law Jethro am coming unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.'
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æ åÇéÌÅöÅà îÉùÑÆä ìÄ÷ÀøÇàú çÉúÀðåÉ, åÇéÌÄùÑÀúÌÇçåÌ åÇéÌÄùÌÑÇ÷-ìåÉ, åÇéÌÄùÑÀàÂìåÌ àÄéùÑ-ìÀøÅòÅäåÌ, ìÀùÑÈìåÉí; åÇéÌÈáÉàåÌ, äÈàÉäÁìÈä.
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7 And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed down and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.
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ç åÇéÀñÇôÌÅø îÉùÑÆä, ìÀçÉúÀðåÉ, àÅú ëÌÈì-àÂùÑÆø òÈùÒÈä éÀäåÈä ìÀôÇøÀòÉä åÌìÀîÄöÀøÇéÄí, òÇì àåÉãÉú éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì: àÅú ëÌÈì-äÇúÌÀìÈàÈä àÂùÑÆø îÀöÈàÈúÇí áÌÇãÌÆøÆêÀ, åÇéÌÇöÌÄìÅí éÀäåÈä.
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8 And Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them.
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è åÇéÌÄçÇãÌÀ éÄúÀøåÉ--òÇì ëÌÈì-äÇèÌåÉáÈä, àÂùÑÆø-òÈùÒÈä éÀäåÈä ìÀéÄùÒÀøÈàÅì: àÂùÑÆø äÄöÌÄéìåÉ, îÄéÌÇã îÄöÀøÈéÄí.
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9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, in that He had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.
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é åÇéÌÉàîÆø, éÄúÀøåÉ, áÌÈøåÌêÀ éÀäåÈä, àÂùÑÆø äÄöÌÄéì àÆúÀëÆí îÄéÌÇã îÄöÀøÇéÄí åÌîÄéÌÇã ôÌÇøÀòÉä: àÂùÑÆø äÄöÌÄéì àÆú-äÈòÈí, îÄúÌÇçÇú éÇã-îÄöÀøÈéÄí.
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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.
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éà òÇúÌÈä éÈãÇòÀúÌÄé, ëÌÄé-âÈãåÉì éÀäåÈä îÄëÌÈì-äÈàÁìÉäÄéí: ëÌÄé áÇãÌÈáÈø, àÂùÑÆø æÈãåÌ òÂìÅéäÆí.
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11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods; yea, for that they dealt proudly against them.'
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éá åÇéÌÄ÷ÌÇç éÄúÀøåÉ çÉúÅï îÉùÑÆä, òÉìÈä åÌæÀáÈçÄéí--ìÅàìÉäÄéí; åÇéÌÈáÉà àÇäÂøÉï åÀëÉì æÄ÷ÀðÅé éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì, ìÆàÁëÈì-ìÆçÆí òÄí-çÉúÅï îÉùÑÆä--ìÄôÀðÅé äÈàÁìÉäÄéí.
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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.
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éâ åÇéÀäÄé, îÄîÌÈçÃøÈú, åÇéÌÅùÑÆá îÉùÑÆä, ìÄùÑÀôÌÉè àÆú-äÈòÈí; åÇéÌÇòÂîÉã äÈòÈí òÇì-îÉùÑÆä, îÄï-äÇáÌÉ÷Æø òÇã-äÈòÈøÆá.
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13 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood about Moses from the morning unto the evening.
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éã åÇéÌÇøÀà çÉúÅï îÉùÑÆä, àÅú ëÌÈì-àÂùÑÆø-äåÌà òÉùÒÆä ìÈòÈí; åÇéÌÉàîÆø, îÈä-äÇãÌÈáÈø äÇæÌÆä àÂùÑÆø àÇúÌÈä òÉùÒÆä ìÈòÈí--îÇãÌåÌòÇ àÇúÌÈä éåÉùÑÅá ìÀáÇãÌÆêÈ, åÀëÈì-äÈòÈí ðÄöÌÈá òÈìÆéêÈ îÄï-áÌÉ÷Æø òÇã-òÈøÆá.
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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 about thee from morning unto even?'
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èå åÇéÌÉàîÆø îÉùÑÆä, ìÀçÉúÀðåÉ: ëÌÄé-éÈáÉà àÅìÇé äÈòÈí, ìÄãÀøÉùÑ àÁìÉäÄéí.
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15 And Moses said unto his father-in-law: 'Because the people come unto me to inquire of God;
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èæ ëÌÄé-éÄäÀéÆä ìÈäÆí ãÌÈáÈø, áÌÈà àÅìÇé, åÀùÑÈôÇèÀúÌÄé, áÌÅéï àÄéùÑ åÌáÅéï øÅòÅäåÌ; åÀäåÉãÇòÀúÌÄé àÆú-çË÷ÌÅé äÈàÁìÉäÄéí, åÀàÆú-úÌåÉøÉúÈéå.
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16 when they have a matter, it cometh unto me; and I judge between a man and his neighbour, and I make them know the statutes of God, and His laws.'
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éæ åÇéÌÉàîÆø çÉúÅï îÉùÑÆä, àÅìÈéå: ìÉà-èåÉá, äÇãÌÈáÈø, àÂùÑÆø àÇúÌÈä, òÉùÒÆä.
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17 And Moses' father-in-law said unto him: 'The thing that thou doest is not good.
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éç ðÈáÉì úÌÄáÌÉì--âÌÇí-àÇúÌÈä, âÌÇí-äÈòÈí äÇæÌÆä àÂùÑÆø òÄîÌÈêÀ: ëÌÄé-ëÈáÅã îÄîÌÀêÈ äÇãÌÈáÈø, ìÉà-úåÌëÇì òÂùÒÉäåÌ ìÀáÇãÌÆêÈ.
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18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee; for the thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
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éè òÇúÌÈä ùÑÀîÇò áÌÀ÷ÉìÄé, àÄéòÈöÀêÈ, åÄéäÄé àÁìÉäÄéí, òÄîÌÈêÀ; äÁéÅä àÇúÌÈä ìÈòÈí, îåÌì äÈàÁìÉäÄéí, åÀäÅáÅàúÈ àÇúÌÈä àÆú-äÇãÌÀáÈøÄéí, àÆì-äÈàÁìÉäÄéí.
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19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God be with thee: be thou for the people before God, and bring thou the causes unto God.
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ë åÀäÄæÀäÇøÀúÌÈä àÆúÀäÆí, àÆú-äÇçË÷ÌÄéí åÀàÆú-äÇúÌåÉøÉú; åÀäåÉãÇòÀúÌÈ ìÈäÆí, àÆú-äÇãÌÆøÆêÀ éÅìÀëåÌ áÈäÌ, åÀàÆú-äÇîÌÇòÂùÒÆä, àÂùÑÆø éÇòÂùÒåÌï.
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20 And thou shalt teach them the statutes and the laws, and shalt show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
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ëà åÀàÇúÌÈä úÆçÁæÆä îÄëÌÈì-äÈòÈí àÇðÀùÑÅé-çÇéÄì éÄøÀàÅé àÁìÉäÄéí, àÇðÀùÑÅé àÁîÆú--ùÒÉðÀàÅé áÈöÇò; åÀùÒÇîÀúÌÈ òÂìÅäÆí, ùÒÈøÅé àÂìÈôÄéí ùÒÈøÅé îÅàåÉú, ùÒÈøÅé çÂîÄùÌÑÄéí, åÀùÒÈøÅé òÂùÒÈøÉú.
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21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
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ëá åÀùÑÈôÀèåÌ àÆú-äÈòÈí, áÌÀëÈì-òÅú, åÀäÈéÈä ëÌÈì-äÇãÌÈáÈø äÇâÌÈãÉì éÈáÄéàåÌ àÅìÆéêÈ, åÀëÈì-äÇãÌÈáÈø äÇ÷ÌÈèÉï éÄùÑÀôÌÀèåÌ-äÅí; åÀäÈ÷Åì, îÅòÈìÆéêÈ, åÀðÈùÒÀàåÌ, àÄúÌÈêÀ.
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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 themselves; so shall they make it easier for thee and bear the burden with thee.
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ëâ àÄí àÆú-äÇãÌÈáÈø äÇæÌÆä, úÌÇòÂùÒÆä, åÀöÄåÌÀêÈ àÁìÉäÄéí, åÀéÈëÈìÀúÌÈ òÂîÉã; åÀâÇí ëÌÈì-äÈòÈí äÇæÌÆä, òÇì-îÀ÷ÉîåÉ éÈáÉà áÀùÑÈìåÉí.
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23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people also shall go to their place in peace.'
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ëã åÇéÌÄùÑÀîÇò îÉùÑÆä, ìÀ÷åÉì çÉúÀðåÉ; åÇéÌÇòÇùÒ, ëÌÉì àÂùÑÆø àÈîÈø.
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24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
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ëä åÇéÌÄáÀçÇø îÉùÑÆä àÇðÀùÑÅé-çÇéÄì îÄëÌÈì-éÄùÒÀøÈàÅì, åÇéÌÄúÌÅï àÉúÈí øÈàùÑÄéí òÇì-äÈòÈí--ùÒÈøÅé àÂìÈôÄéí ùÒÈøÅé îÅàåÉú, ùÒÈøÅé çÂîÄùÌÑÄéí åÀùÒÈøÅé òÂùÒÈøÉú.
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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.
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ëå åÀùÑÈôÀèåÌ àÆú-äÈòÈí, áÌÀëÈì-òÅú: àÆú-äÇãÌÈáÈø äÇ÷ÌÈùÑÆä éÀáÄéàåÌï àÆì-îÉùÑÆä, åÀëÈì-äÇãÌÈáÈø äÇ÷ÌÈèÉï éÄùÑÀôÌåÌèåÌ äÅí.
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26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
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ëæ åÇéÀùÑÇìÌÇç îÉùÑÆä, àÆú-çÉúÀðåÉ; åÇéÌÅìÆêÀ ìåÉ, àÆì-àÇøÀöåÉ. {ô}
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27 And Moses let his father-in-law depart; and he went his way into his own land. {P}
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