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.

¹³The next day Moses was settling disagreements among the people. The people stood around Moses from morning until evening. ¹⁴When Moses’ father-in-law saw everything Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “Why are you doing this for the people? Why do you sit here alone, while all the people stand around you from morning until evening?”

¹⁵Moses answered his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to find out God’s will. ¹⁶Whenever they have a disagreement and bring it to me, I decide which person is right, and I tell them God’s laws and instructions.”

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