Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard all that God had done for Moses and for his people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.
New American Standard Bible
Now
King James Version
When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;
Holman Bible
Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian,
A Conservative Version
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 LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.
American Standard Version
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 Jehovah had brought Israel out of Egypt.
Amplified
Now Jethro (Reuel), the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel His people, and that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt.
Bible in Basic English
Now news came to Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, of all God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, and how the Lord had taken Israel out of Egypt.
Darby Translation
And Jethro the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done to Moses, and to Israel his people; that Jehovah had brought Israel out of Egypt.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jethro, priest of Midian, the father-in-law of Moses, will hear all which God did to Moses and to Israel his people, for Jehovah brought forth Israel out of Egypt:
King James 2000
When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Jethro, the priest of Midian, the father-in-law of Moses, heard all that God had done for Moses and for Israel, his people, that Yahweh had brought Israel out from Egypt.
Modern King James verseion
When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, that Jehovah had brought Israel out of Egypt,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done unto Moses and to Israel his people; how that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.
NET Bible
Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard about all that God had done for Moses and for his people Israel, that the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
And Jethro, priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses, heard all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, - in that Yahweh had brought forth Israel out of Egypt.
Webster
When Jethro the priest of Midian, Moses's father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt:
World English Bible
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 Yahweh had brought Israel out of Egypt.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jethro priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses, heareth all that God hath done for Moses, and for Israel his people, that Jehovah hath brought out Israel from Egypt,
Themes
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » Jethro's visit
Leaders » Religious priests » General references to
Midian » Son of abraham and keturah
moses » Joined by his family in the wilderness
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 18:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jethro's Visit
1 Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard all that God had done for Moses and for his people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt. 2 Now Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, had taken back Moses' wife Zipporah after she had been sent away,
Cross References
Exodus 2:16
Meanwhile, the seven daughters of a certain Midianite priest would come to draw water in order to fill water troughs for their father's sheep.
Exodus 3:1
Meanwhile, Moses continued tending the sheep that belonged to his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian. He led the sheep to the western desert and came to Horeb, God's mountain, where
Psalm 77:14-15
God, you are the one performing awesome deeds. You reveal your might among the nations.
Exodus 2:18
When they returned to their father Reuel, he asked, "Why have you returned so quickly today?"
Exodus 2:21
Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.
Exodus 4:18
Moses left and returned to his father-in-law Jethro. Moses told him, "Please let me go and return to my own people in Egypt so I can see whether they're still alive." Jethro told Moses, "Go in peace."
Exodus 7:1-15
The LORD told Moses, "Listen! I've positioned you as God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.
Numbers 10:29
Then Moses told Reuel's son Hobab, Moses' relative by marriage from Midian, "We are traveling to the place about which the LORD said "I will give it to you.' So come with us and we'll be good to you, because the LORD has spoken good things about Israel."
Joshua 2:10
because we heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Reed Sea right in front of you as you were coming out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were on the other side of the Jordan River to Sihon and Og whom you completely destroyed.
Joshua 9:9
They answered, "Your servants have arrived from a very distant land, because of the reputation of the LORD your God, because we've heard a report about all that he did in Egypt,
Judges 4:11
Meanwhile, Heber the Kenite had been separated from the Kenites, the descendants of Moses' father-in-law Hobab. He had pitched his tents far away, near the Elon-bezaanannim.
Nehemiah 9:10-11
You sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh, against all of his officials, and against all the people of his land, because you knew they acted arrogantly against your people. So you established your name with them, as it remains to this day.
Psalm 34:2
My soul will glorify the LORD; the humble will hear about it and rejoice.
Psalm 44:1
God, we heard it with our ears; our ancestors told us about what you did in their day a long time ago.
Psalm 78:4
We will not withhold them from their descendants; we'll declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD his might and awesome deeds that he has performed.
Psalm 78:50-53
He blazed a path for his anger; he did not stop short from killing them, but handed them over to pestilence.
Psalm 105:5
Remember his awesome deeds that he has done, his wonders and the judgments he declared.
Psalm 105:36-41
He struck down every firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their progeny.
Psalm 105:43
He led his people out with gladness, his chosen ones with shouts of joy.
Psalm 106:2
Who can fully describe the mighty acts of the LORD or proclaim all his praises?
Psalm 106:8-11
He delivered for the sake of his name, to make his power known.
Psalm 136:10-16
to the one who struck the firstborn of Egypt, for his gracious love is everlasting
Isaiah 63:11-13
Then they remembered the days of old, of Moses his servant. Where is the one who brought up out of the sea the shepherds of his flock? Where is the one who put his Holy Spirit among them,
Jeremiah 33:9
Jerusalem will be for me a name of joy, praise, and glory to all the nations of the earth that hear about all the good that I'm doing for them. They'll fear and tremble because of all the good and because of all the peace that I'm bringing to Jerusalem.'
Zechariah 8:23
"This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: "In the future, ten men speaking all the languages of the nations will grab hold of one Jewish person by the hem of his garment and say, "Let us go up to Jerusalem with you, because we heard that God is with you."'"
Acts 7:35-36
"This same Moses whom they rejected by saying, "Who made you ruler and judge?' was the man whom God sent to be both their ruler and deliverer with the help of the angel who had appeared to him in the bush.
Acts 14:27
When they arrived, they called the church together and told them everything that God had done with them and how he had opened a door so that gentiles would believe.
Acts 15:12
The whole crowd was silent as they listened to Barnabas and Paul tell about all the signs and wonders that God had done through them among the gentiles.
Acts 21:19-20
After greeting them, Paul related one by one the things that God had done among the gentiles through his ministry.
Romans 15:18
For I am bold enough to tell you only about what the Messiah has accomplished through me in bringing gentiles to obedience. By my words and actions,
Galatians 1:23-24
The only thing they kept hearing was this: "The man who used to persecute us is now proclaiming the faith he once tried to destroy!"