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KJB-1611 1 Iethro bringeth to Moses his wife and two sonnes. 7 Moses entertaineth him. 13 Iethros counsell is accepted. 27 Iethro departeth.
(1 Yethro bringeth/brings to Moses his wife and two sons. 7 Moses entertaineth him. 13 Yethros council/counsel is accepted. 27 Yethro departeth.)
- v. 1–12: Jethro visits Moses and hears all that Yahweh has done- v. 13–27: Jethro observes Moses and advises him to set up a subsidiarity leadership structure; Moses does so
Jethro taught Moses an important leadership lesson in this chapter. Many scholars look at this chapter for important leadership lessons. Moses delegated some of his responsibilities to other godly men so that he would not become worn out by all the demands made of him. (See: godly)
The timing of the events in 18:2 is not clear and, whatever their timing, may be difficult to translate. The question: Is Jethro’s taking Zipporah related to the past event of Moses sending her back to him at some otherwise unmentioned point in time, or is Jethro’s taking related to his coming to meet Moses in 18:5.
18:11 is difficult in the original and requires interpretation.
In this chapter, God, who is named Yahweh in much of the rest of the book, is mostly referred to as God instead of by his name as is usual. Translations should not suggest that they are not different beings.
Jethro is the father of Moses’ wife. Some languages may make a distinction between that and a woman’s father-in-law. If that is the case, note it in verses: 1–2, 5–8, 12, 14–15, 17, 24, and 27. (See: translate-kinship)
Jethro is often referred to simply as the father-in-law of Moses in this chapter. He is also named explicitly (referred to by name) an unusually high number of times (it would be more usual to have more pronouns referring to him). Frequent use of his name is likely to emphasize his familial ties and authority (or honored status). Some languages may need to alter the way he is referred to for naturalness or to convey the same sense of familial ties and authority (or honored status).