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Exodus 18:4

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 18:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and the name of the other was Eliezer; for [he said], The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and the name of the other was Eliezer; for [he said], The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
Exodus 18:4 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses` father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, how that Jehovah had brought Israel out of Egypt.
2And Jethro, Moses` father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses` wife, after he had sent her away,
3and her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land:
4and the name of the other was Eliezer; for [he said], The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
5And Jethro, Moses` father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the mount of God:
6and he said unto Moses, I, thy father-in-law Jethro, am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.
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.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the name of the other was Eliezer, etc.] Who seems to be his second son, and was that which was circumcised by Zipporah at the inn, and about which there was such a stir, (<020424>Exodus 4:24-26), and signifies “my God [is] help”, or, his helper: for the God of my father, [said he], was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh; who, on hearing that Moses had killed an Egyptian, was wroth with him, and sought to slay him; and perhaps drew his sword for that purpose, but was prevented: however, this, in all human probability, would have been the case, that he would have fallen by his sword either in a private or public manner, had it not been for the interposition of divine…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The name of the other was Eliezer - My God a help: it looks back to his deliverance from Pharaoh, when he made his escape after the slaying of the Egyptian; but if this were the son that was circumcised in the inn, I would rather translate it, The Lord is mine help, and will deliver me from the sword of Pharaoh, which he had reason to expect would be drawn against him, when he was going to fetch Israel out of bondage. Exodus 18:11”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Eliezer: i.e. my God is an help, Psa 46:1; Isa 50:7-9; Heb 13:6 delivered: Exo 2:15; Psa 18:1 \*title Psa 18:48, Psa 34:4; Dan 6:22; Act 12:11; Co2 1:8-10; Ti2 4:17 Exodus 18:5”
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