Exodus 18:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He sent wordוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to Moses,מֹשֶׁ֔ה
(mo·sheh,)
4872: a great Isr. leader, prophet and lawgiverfrom mashah
"I, your father-in-law 
 
2860b: wife's father or motherfrom the same as chathan
Jethro,יִתְרֹ֖ו
(yit·rov)
3503: Moses' father-in-lawfrom yathar
am comingבָּ֣א
(ba)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to you with your wifeוְאִ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔
(ve·'ish·te·cha,)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
and her twoוּשְׁנֵ֥י
(u·she·nei)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
sonsבָנֶ֖יהָ
(va·nei·ha)
1121: sona prim. root
with her." 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto Moses
Mosheh  (mo-sheh')
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses.
I thy father in law
chathan  (khaw-than')
to give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage -- join in affinity, father in law, make marriages, mother in law, son in law.
Jethro
Yithrow  (yith-ro')
his excellence; Jethro, Moses' father-in-law -- Jethro.
am come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
unto thee and thy wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
and her two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
with her
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He sent word to Moses, "I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her."

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.

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."

International Standard Version
He told 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."

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."

King James 2000 Bible
And he said unto Moses, I your father-in-law Jethro am come unto you, and your wife, and her two sons with her.
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