Exodus 18:10
in Exodus 18Jethro declared, “Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharaoh, and who has delivered the people from the hand of the Egyptians.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And 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.
KJV
And Jethro said, Blessed be the Lord, 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.
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This verse in Exodus 18
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Jethro rejoiced over all the good
on Exodus 18:9-10
Jethro answers the report with gladness and a blessing spoken to the LORD by name. Israel's own answer through the same chapters had been complaint, at the sea, at Marah, in the wilderness of Sin and at Rephidim.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
): " Blessed be Jehovah " (for by that name he is now known), " who hath delivered you, Moses and Aaron, out of the hand of Pharaoh, so that though he designed your death he could not effect it, and by your ministry has delivered the people. " Note, Whatever we have the joy of God must have the praise of.
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And Jethro said,....
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
BLESSED BE THE ETERNAL, 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. 66 The text presents these difficulties: Why is the hand of the Egyptians mentioned twice?
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
FOR IT IS IN THE THING THAT ‘ZADU’ UPON THEM. The meaning of this is that in the matter wherein the Egyptians premeditated. Ramban thus explains the word zadu on the basis of zadon (premeditated, conscious sin), as is explained further in the text.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּאמֶר֮ | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| יִתְרוֹ֒ | yitro | Jethro | H3503 → | 9 times |
| בָּר֣וּךְ | barukh | [be] blessed | H1288 → | 330 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הִצִּ֥יל | hitzil | he has delivered | H5337 → | 212 times |
| אֶתְכֶ֛ם | ʾetkhem | <obj.> you | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִיַּ֥ד | miyad | from [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| מִצְרַ֖יִם | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
| וּמִיַּ֣ד | umiyad | and from [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| פַּרְעֹ֑ה | paroh | Pharaoh | H6547 → | 274 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הִצִּיל֙ | hitzil | he has delivered | H5337 → | 212 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הָעָ֔ם | haam | the people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| מִתַּ֖חַת | mitachat | from under | H8478 → | 505 times |
| יַד־ | yad- | [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
וַיֹּאמֶר֮and he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
יִתְרוֹ֒Jethro
yitroH3503 →9 times
בָּר֣וּךְ[be] blessed
barukhH1288 →330 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הִצִּ֥ילhe has delivered
hitzilH5337 →212 times
אֶתְכֶ֛ם<obj.> you
ʾetkhemH853 →10935 times
מִיַּ֥דfrom [the] hand of
miyadH3027 →1618 times
מִצְרַ֖יִםEgypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
וּמִיַּ֣דand from [the] hand of
umiyadH3027 →1618 times
פַּרְעֹ֑הPharaoh
parohH6547 →274 times
אֲשֶׁ֤רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
הִצִּיל֙he has delivered
hitzilH5337 →212 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הָעָ֔םthe people
haamH5971 →1873 times
מִתַּ֖חַתfrom under
mitachatH8478 →505 times
יַד־[the] hand of
yad-H3027 →1618 times
מִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- 2 Corinthians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
- Ephesians 2:6
And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
- Genesis 22:18
And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
- Revelation 5:9–14
And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and…
- 1 Peter 1:3
Through
Luke 1:68“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
it leads to
- Psalms 106:48
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!
- Luke 7:16
A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
- Psalms 41:13
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.
- Psalms 106:48
Where this verse is studied
About Exodus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.