Exodus 18:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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:”

Exodus 18:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Exodus 18:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Exodus 18:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with Moses’ sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the Mountain of God.”

Exodus 18:5 — World English Bible

Exodus 18:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And 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: ”

Exodus 18:5 — American Standard Version

Exodus 18:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, cometh, and his sons, and his wife, unto Moses, unto the wilderness where he is encamping--the mount of God;”

Exodus 18:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Exodus 18:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came to Moses with his sons and his wife into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mountain ofGod. ”

Exodus 18:5 — Darby Translation

Exodus 18:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Iethro Moses father in law came with his two sonnes, and his wife vnto Moses into the wildernes, where he camped by ye mout of God.”

Exodus 18:5 — Geneva Bible

Exodus 18:5 in Context — Exodus 18

3 And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:

4 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:

5 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:

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

7 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.

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What Does Exodus 18:5 Mean?

Exodus 18:5 is a verse from the Book of Exodus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Exodus chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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