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Exodus 18:8

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Exodus 18:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Moses told his father-in-law all that Jehovah had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel`s sake, all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how Jehovah delivered them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Moses told his father-in-law all that Jehovah had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel`s sake, all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how Jehovah delivered them.
Exodus 18:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Exodus 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
8And Moses told his father-in-law all that Jehovah had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel`s sake, all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how Jehovah delivered them.
9And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which Jehovah had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.
10And Jethro said, Blessed be Jehovah, 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.
11Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; yea, in the thing wherein they dealt proudly against them.
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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 Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh, etc.] After the proper civilities had passed, and Jethro had been refreshed with food and drink, as is highly probable, they entered into a conversation about what had lately passed, which Jethro had had a general report of, and which had brought him hither, and therefore it would be very entertaining to him to have the particulars of it; and Moses begins with what the Lord had done to Pharaoh, how he had inflicted his plagues upon him one after another, and at last slew his firstborn, and destroyed him and his host in the Red sea: and to the Egyptians, for Israel’s sake; the several plagues affecting them, especially…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“told: Exo 18:1; Neh 9:9-15; Psa 66:16, Psa 71:17-20, Psa 105:1, Psa 105:2, Psa 145:4-12 and all the: Exo 15:22-24, Exo 16:3 come upon them: Heb. found them, Gen 44:34; Num 20:14; Neh 9:32 \*marg. how the Lord: Psa 78:42, Psa 78:43, Psa 81:7, Psa 106:10, Psa 107:2 Exodus 18:9”
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