Exodus 18:6

He said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, have come to you with your wife, and her two sons with her.”

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WEBBE

He said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, have come to you with your wife, and her two sons with her.”

BSB

He sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.”

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

And he said to Moses, I, your father-in-law, have come to you, with your wife and your two sons.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–6

Jethro came to rejoice with Moses in the happiness of Israel, and to bring his wife and children to him. Moses must have his family with him, that while he ruled the church of God, he might set a good example in family government, 1Ti 3:5.

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