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Exodus 18:6 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

β€œAnd he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.”

Exodus 18:6

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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: {Eliezer: that is, My God is an help}

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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:

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And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.

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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. {welfare: Heb. peace}

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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. {come...: Heb. found them}

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