18When 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;H3503H3548H4080H4872H2859H8085H430H6213H4872H3478H5971H3068H3318H3478H4714

2Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,H3503H4872H2859H3947H6855H4872H802H310H7964

3And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:H8147H1121H8034H259H1647H559H1616H5237H776

4And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:H8034H259H461H430H1H5828H5337H2719H6547

5And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:H3503H4872H2859H935H1121H802H4872H4057H2583H2022H430

6And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.H559H4872H2859H3503H935H802H8147H1121

7And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.H4872H3318H7125H2859H7812H5401H7592H376H7453H7965H935H168

8And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them.H4872H5608H2859H3068H6213H6547H4714H3478H182H8513H4672H1870H3068H5337

9And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.H3503H2302H2896H3068H6213H3478H5337H3027H4714

10And Jethro said, Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.H3503H559H1288H3068H5337H3027H4714H3027H6547H5337H5971H3027H4714

11Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.H3045H3068H1419H430H1697H2102

12And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God.H3503H4872H2859H3947H5930H2077H430H175H935H2205H3478H398H3899H4872H2859H6440H430

13And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.H4283H4872H3427H8199H5971H5971H5975H4872H1242H6153

14And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?H4872H2859H7200H6213H5971H559H1697H6213H5971H3427H5971H5324H1242H6153

15And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God:H4872H559H2859H5971H935H1875H430

16When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.H1697H935H8199H376H7453H3045H2706H430H8451

17And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.H4872H2859H559H1697H6213H2896

18Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.H5034H5034H5971H1697H3515H3201H6213

19Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:H8085H6963H3289H430H1961H5971H4136H430H935H1697H430

20And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.H2094H853H2706H8451H3045H1870H3212H4639H6213

21Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:H2372H5971H2428H582H3373H430H582H571H8130H1215H7760H8269H505H8269H3967H8269H2572H8269H6235

22And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.H8199H5971H6256H1419H1697H935H6996H1697H8199H7043H5375

23If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.H6213H1697H430H6680H3201H5975H5971H935H4725H7965

24So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.H4872H8085H6963H2859H6213H559

25And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.H4872H977H2428H582H3478H5414H7218H5971H8269H505H8269H3967H8269H2572H8269H6235

26And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.H8199H5971H6256H7186H1697H935H4872H6996H1697H1992H8199

27And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.H4872H2859H7971H3212H776