King James Version
Exodus 18:6 in the King James Version says “And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.” — study this verse from Exodus chapter 18 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.”
Exodus 18:6 · KJV
And 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: Eliezer: that is, My God is an help
And 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:
And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.
And 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. welfare: Heb. peace
And 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. come: Heb. found them
KJV Study — Public Domain
“I thy father in law”
H2859to give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage
“sons”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
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