¹Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about everything God had done for Moses and his people Israel and how the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt. ²When Moses had sent away his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had taken her in, ³along with her two sons. The one son was named Gershom ^[Foreigner^[, because Moses said, “I was a foreigner living in another country.” ⁴The name of the other was Eliezer ^[My God Is a Helper^[, because he said, “My father’s God was my helper. He saved me from Pharaoh’s death sentence.”

⁵Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought Moses’ sons and wife to Moses in the desert where he was camped near the mountain of God. ⁶Jethro had sent word to Moses, “I’m coming to ⸤visit⸥ you, ⸤and I’m bringing⸥ your wife and her two sons.”

⁷So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law. Moses bowed with his face touching the ground and kissed Jethro. After they asked each other how they were, they went into the tent. ⁸Moses told his father-in-law everything the Lord had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel, all the hardships they had had on the way, and how the Lord had saved them.

⁹Jethro was delighted ⸤to hear⸥ about all the good things the Lord had done for Israel in rescuing them from the Egyptians. ¹⁰He said, “Thank the Lord! He rescued you from the Egyptians and their Pharaoh and rescued these people from the control of the Egyptians, ¹¹who treated Israel with contempt. Now I know that the Lord is greater than all other gods.”

¹²Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and other sacrifices to God. Aaron and all the leaders of Israel came to eat the meal with Moses’ father-in-law in God’s presence.

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[Proper names or foreign words whose meaning is significant for understanding a particular Bible passage are translated in brackets following the name or phrase