Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Jethro had sent word to him, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.” New Living Translation Jethro had sent a message to Moses, saying, “I, Jethro, your father-in-law, am coming to see you with your wife and your two sons.” English Standard Version And when he sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her,” Berean Standard Bible He sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.” King James Bible And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her. New King James Version Now he had said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her.” New American Standard Bible And he sent word to Moses: “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her.” NASB 1995 He sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her.” NASB 1977 And he sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her.” Legacy Standard Bible And he sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her.” Amplified Bible He sent a message to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons [who are] with her.” Christian Standard Bible He sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.” Holman Christian Standard Bible He sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.” American Standard Version and he said unto Moses, I, thy father-in-law Jethro, am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And it was said to Moshe, “Behold, your Father in Law Yethrown has come to you, and your wife and both your sons with him. Brenton Septuagint Translation And it was told Moses, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law Jothor is coming to thee, and thy wife and two sons with him. Douay-Rheims Bible And he sent word to Moses, saying: I Jethro thy kinsman come to thee, and thy wife, and thy two sons with her. English Revised Version and he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her. GOD'S WORD® Translation Jethro had sent word to Moses, "I'm coming to [visit] you, [and I'm bringing] your wife and her two sons." Good News Translation He had sent word to Moses that they were coming, International Standard Version He told Moses, "I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you along with your wife and her two sons." JPS Tanakh 1917 and he said unto Moses: 'I thy father-in-law Jethro am coming unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.' Literal Standard Version and he says to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you, and your wife, and her two sons with her.” Majority Standard Bible He sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.” New American Bible and he sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you, along with your wife and her two sons.” NET Bible He said to Moses, "I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you, along with your wife and her two sons with her." New Revised Standard Version He sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you, with your wife and her two sons.” New Heart English Bible And one said to Moses, "Look, Jethro, your father-in-law, has come to you, with your wife and her two sons with her." Webster's Bible Translation And he said to Moses, I thy father-in-law Jethro have come to thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her. World English Bible He said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, have come to you with your wife, and her two sons with her.” Young's Literal Translation and he saith unto Moses, 'I, thy father-in-law, Jethro, am coming unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Visit of Jethro…5Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, along with Moses’ wife and sons, came to him in the desert, where he was encamped at the mountain of God. 6He sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.” 7So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.… Cross References Exodus 18:5 Moses' father-in-law Jethro, along with Moses' wife and sons, came to him in the desert, where he was encamped at the mountain of God. Exodus 18:7 So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent. Treasury of Scripture And he said to Moses, I your father in law Jethro am come to you, and your wife, and her two sons with her. no reference Jump to Previous Father-In-Law Jethro Law Moses Wife WordJump to Next Father-In-Law Jethro Law Moses Wife WordExodus 18 1. Jethro brings his wife and two sons to Moses7. Moses entertains him, and relates the goodness of the Lord 9. Jethro rejoices, blesses God, and offers sacrifice 13. He gives good counsel, which is accepted 27. Jethro departs Verse 6. - And he said. It is suspected that the true reading here is, "and they said," - i.e., some one said - "to Moses, behold thy father-in-law" (or "brother-in-law"), "Jethro, is come unto thee." So the LXX., and many moderns, as Kennicott, Geddes, Boothroyd, Canon Cook, and others. But the explanation, that Jethro, on arriving in the vicinity of Moses, sent a messenger to him, who spoke in his name (Rosenmuller, Patrick, Pool, Kalisch, Keil, etc.) is at any rate plausible, and removes all necessity of altering the text. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He sent wordוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Moses, מֹשֶׁ֔ה (mō·šeh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4872: Moses -- a great Israelite leader, prophet and lawgiver “I, אֲנִ֛י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I your father-in-law חֹתֶנְךָ֥ (ḥō·ṯen·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 2859: To give, away in marriage, to contract affinity by marriage Jethro, יִתְר֖וֹ (yiṯ·rōw) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3503: Jethro -- Moses' father-in-law am coming בָּ֣א (bā) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֵלֶ֑יךָ (’ê·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to you with your wife וְאִ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔ (wə·’iš·tə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female and her עִמָּֽהּ׃ (‘im·māh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 5973: With, equally with two וּשְׁנֵ֥י (ū·šə·nê) Conjunctive waw | Number - mdc Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) sons.” בָנֶ֖יהָ (ḇā·ne·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1121: A son Links Exodus 18:6 NIVExodus 18:6 NLT Exodus 18:6 ESV Exodus 18:6 NASB Exodus 18:6 KJV Exodus 18:6 BibleApps.com Exodus 18:6 Biblia Paralela Exodus 18:6 Chinese Bible Exodus 18:6 French Bible Exodus 18:6 Catholic Bible OT Law: Exodus 18:6 He said to Moses I your father-in-law (Exo. 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