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Exodus 4:18

Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Please let me return to my brothers in Egypt to see if they are still alive.” “Go in peace,” Jethro replied.

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ASV

And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren that are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

KJV

And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law, and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

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23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
מֹשֶׁ֜הmo.ShehMosesH4872
וַיָּ֣שָׁב׀vai.Ya.shovand he returnedH7725
אֶל־'el-toH413
יֶ֣תֶרYe.terJethroH3500
חֹֽתְנ֗וֹcho.te.Nofather-in-law hisH2859
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
לוֹ֙loto <the> him
אֵ֣לְכָה'E.le.khahlet me goH1980
נָּ֗אNa'pleaseH4994
וְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙ve.'a.Shu.vahso I may returnH7725
אֶל־'el-toH413
אַחַ֣י'a.Chairelatives myH251
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whoH834
בְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yim[are] in EgyptH4714
וְאֶרְאֶ֖הve.'er.'Ehso I may seeH7200
הַעוֹדָ֣םha.'o.Dam¿ [are] still theyH5750
חַיִּ֑יםchai.YimlivingH2416
וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
יִתְר֛וֹyit.RoJethroH3503
לְמֹשֶׁ֖הle.mo.Shehto MosesH4872
לֵ֥ךְlekhgoH1980
לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃le.sha.Lomto peaceH7965

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About Exodus

The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Giving of the Law on Mount Sinai — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain