3 {
"verseID": "Exodus.18.3",
"source": "וְאֵ֖ת שְׁנֵ֣י בָנֶ֑יהָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר שֵׁ֤ם הָֽאֶחָד֙ גֵּֽרְשֹׁ֔ם כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר גֵּ֣ר הָיִ֔יתִי בְּאֶ֖רֶץ נָכְרִיָּֽה׃",
"text": "*wə*-*ʾēt* two *bāneyhā* which name *hāʾeḥād* *gēršōm* because *ʾāmar* *gēr* *hāyîtî* in-*ʾereṣ* *nokrîyāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wə*-*ʾēt*": "conjunction with direct object marker - and [he took]",
"*bāneyhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her sons",
"*hāʾeḥād*": "article with adjective, masculine singular - the one",
"*gēršōm*": "proper noun - Gershom",
"*ʾāmar*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said",
"*gēr*": "noun, masculine singular - sojourner/foreigner",
"*hāyîtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I was/have been",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of",
"*nokrîyāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - foreign/strange"
},
"variants": {
"*gēršōm*": "Gershom (sounds like 'sojourner there')",
"*gēr*": "sojourner/foreigner/resident alien/stranger",
"*nokrîyāh*": "foreign/strange/alien"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Exodus.18.4",
"source": "וְשֵׁ֥ם הָאֶחָ֖ד אֱלִיעֶ֑זֶר כִּֽי־אֱלֹהֵ֤י אָבִי֙ בְּעֶזְרִ֔י וַיַּצִּלֵ֖נִי מֵחֶ֥רֶב פַּרְעֹֽה׃",
"text": "*wə*-name *hāʾeḥād* *ʾĕlîʿezer* because-*ʾĕlōhê* *ʾābî* in-*ʿezrî* *wə*-*yaṣṣilēnî* from-*ḥereb* *parʿōh*",
"grammar": {
"*wə*-name": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular construct - and name of",
"*hāʾeḥād*": "article with adjective, masculine singular - the one/the other",
"*ʾĕlîʿezer*": "proper noun - Eliezer",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of",
"*ʾābî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my father",
"*ʿezrî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my help",
"*wə*-*yaṣṣilēnî*": "conjunction with imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st singular suffix, hiphil form - and he delivered me",
"*ḥereb*": "noun, feminine singular construct - sword of",
"*parʿōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾĕlîʿezer*": "Eliezer (meaning 'my God is help')",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "God of/gods of/deity of"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Exodus.18.5",
"source": "וַיָּבֹ֞א יִתְר֨וֹ חֹתֵ֥ן מֹשֶׁ֛ה וּבָנָ֥יו וְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּ֗ר אֲשֶׁר־ה֛וּא חֹנֶ֥ה שָׁ֖ם הַ֥ר הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃",
"text": "*wə*-*yābōʾ* *yitrô* *ḥōtēn* *mōšeh* and-*bānāyw* and-*ʾištô* to-*mōšeh* to-*hammidbār* which-he *ḥōneh* there *har* *hāʾĕlōhîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wə*-*yābōʾ*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came",
"*yitrô*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jethro",
"*ḥōtēn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - father-in-law of",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*bānāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sons",
"*ʾištô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife",
"*hammidbār*": "article with noun, masculine singular - the wilderness",
"*ḥōneh*": "participle, masculine singular - encamping/camping",
"*har*": "noun, masculine singular construct - mountain of",
"*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "article with noun, masculine plural - the God/the divine one"
},
"variants": {
"*hammidbār*": "the wilderness/desert/uninhabited land",
"*har* *hāʾĕlōhîm*": "mountain of God/Horeb/Sinai"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Exodus.18.6",
"source": "וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֲנִ֛י חֹתֶנְךָ֥ יִתְר֖וֹ בָּ֣א אֵלֶ֑יךָ וְאִ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔ וּשְׁנֵ֥י בָנֶ֖יהָ עִמָּֽהּ׃",
"text": "*wə*-*yōʾmer* to-*mōšeh* I *ḥōtenḵā* *yitrô* *bāʾ* to-you and-*ʾištəḵā* and-two *bāneyhā* with-her",
"grammar": {
"*wə*-*yōʾmer*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*ḥōtenḵā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your father-in-law",
"*yitrô*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jethro",
"*bāʾ*": "participle, masculine singular - coming",
"*ʾištəḵā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your wife",
"*bāneyhā*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her sons"
},
"variants": {
"*bāʾ*": "coming/arriving/am come"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Exodus.18.7",
"source": "וַיֵּצֵ֨א מֹשֶׁ֜ה לִקְרַ֣את חֹֽתְנ֗וֹ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ וַיִּשַּׁק־ל֔וֹ וַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּ אִישׁ־לְרֵעֵ֖הוּ לְשָׁל֑וֹם וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ הָאֹֽהֱלָה׃",
"text": "*wə*-*yēṣēʾ* *mōšeh* to-*qirʾat* *ḥōtenô* *wə*-*yištaḥû* *wə*-*yiššaq*-to-him *wə*-*yišʾălû* *ʾîš*-to-*rēʿēhû* to-*šālôm* *wə*-*yābōʾû* *hāʾōhĕlāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wə*-*yēṣēʾ*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went out",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*qirʾat*": "infinitive construct - meeting/to meet",
"*ḥōtenô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father-in-law",
"*wə*-*yištaḥû*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, hishtafel form - and he bowed down",
"*wə*-*yiššaq*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he kissed",
"*wə*-*yišʾălû*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they asked",
"*ʾîš*-to-*rēʿēhû*": "noun with preposition and noun with suffix - each man to his neighbor/one another",
"*šālôm*": "noun, masculine singular - welfare/peace",
"*wə*-*yābōʾû*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they came",
"*hāʾōhĕlāh*": "article with noun, masculine singular with directional heh - to the tent"
},
"variants": {
"*šālôm*": "peace/welfare/health/wholeness/well-being",
"*ʾîš*-to-*rēʿēhû*": "each man to his fellow/one another/each other"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Exodus.18.8",
"source": "וַיְסַפֵּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ לְחֹ֣תְנ֔וֹ אֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לְפַרְעֹ֣ה וּלְמִצְרַ֔יִם עַ֖ל אוֹדֹ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֵ֤ת כָּל־הַתְּלָאָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מְצָאָ֣תַם בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וַיַּצִּלֵ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "*wə*-*yəsappēr* *mōšeh* to-*ḥōtenô* *ʾēt* all-which *ʿāśāh* *YHWH* to-*parʿōh* and-to-*miṣrayim* on *ʾôdōt* *yiśrāʾēl* *ʾēt* all-*hattəlāʾāh* which *məṣāʾātam* in-*hadderekh* *wə*-*yaṣṣilēm* *YHWH*",
"grammar": {
"*wə*-*yəsappēr*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, piel form - and he recounted/told",
"*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses",
"*ḥōtenô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father-in-law",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ʿāśāh*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - had done",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD",
"*parʿōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh",
"*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt",
"*ʾôdōt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - account of/concerning",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*hattəlāʾāh*": "article with noun, feminine singular - the hardship",
"*məṣāʾātam*": "perfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - had found them",
"*hadderekh*": "article with noun, masculine singular - the way/road",
"*wə*-*yaṣṣilēm*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix, hiphil form - and he delivered them"
},
"variants": {
"*yəsappēr*": "recounted/told/declared/reported",
"*ʾôdōt*": "account of/concerning/because of",
"*təlāʾāh*": "hardship/trouble/travail"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Exodus.18.9",
"source": "וַיִּ֣חַדְּ יִתְר֔וֹ עַ֚ל כָּל־הַטּוֹבָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִצִּיל֖וֹ מִיַּ֥ד מִצְרָֽיִם׃",
"text": "*wə*-*yiḥadd* *yitrô* on all-*haṭṭôbāh* which-*ʿāśāh* *YHWH* to-*yiśrāʾēl* which *hiṣṣîlô* from-*yad* *miṣrāyim*",
"grammar": {
"*wə*-*yiḥadd*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he rejoiced",
"*yitrô*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jethro",
"*haṭṭôbāh*": "article with noun, feminine singular - the goodness/good",
"*ʿāśāh*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - had done",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*hiṣṣîlô*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix, hiphil form - he delivered him/it",
"*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand of",
"*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt"
},
"variants": {
"*yiḥadd*": "rejoiced/was glad/delighted",
"*haṭṭôbāh*": "the goodness/good fortune/benefit/welfare",
"*hiṣṣîlô*": "delivered him/it [referring to Israel as collective singular]"
}
}