- Exodus 18:1
וַיִּשְׁמַע יִתְרוֹ כֹהֵן מִדְיָן חֹתֵן מֹשֶׁה אֵת כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה אֱלֹהִים לְמֹשֶׁה וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל עַמּוֹ כִּי־הוֹצִיא יְהֹוָה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָיִם׃
Jethro priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard all that God had done for Moses and for Israel—God’s people: how the ETERNAL had brought Israel out from Egypt.
Targum Onkelos
וּשְׁמַע יִתְרוֹ רַבָּא דְּמִדְיָן חֲמוּהִי דְּמֹשֶׁה יָת כָּל דַּעֲבַד יְיָ לְמֹשֶׁה וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל עַמֵּיהּ אֲרֵי אַפֵּיק יְיָ יָת יִשְׂרָאֵל מִמִּצְרָיִם׃
Yisro heard—priest [minister] of Midian, Moshe’s father-in-law—about all that Elohim had done for Moshe and for His people Yisrael, that Adonoy brought Yisrael out of Egypt.
- Exodus 18:2
וַיִּקַּח יִתְרוֹ חֹתֵן מֹשֶׁה אֶת־צִפֹּרָה אֵשֶׁת מֹשֶׁה אַחַר שִׁלּוּחֶיהָ׃
So Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after she had been sent home,
Targum Onkelos
וּדְבַר יִתְרוֹ חֲמוּהִי דְּמֹשֶׁה יָת צִפֹּרָה אִתַּת מֹשֶׁה בָּתַר דְּשַׁלְּחַהּ׃
Moshe’s father-in-law, Yisro took Moshe’s wife, Tzipporah, after he had sent her back [home],
- Exodus 18:3
וְאֵת שְׁנֵי בָנֶיהָ אֲשֶׁר שֵׁם הָאֶחָד גֵּרְשֹׁם כִּי אָמַר גֵּר הָיִיתִי בְּאֶרֶץ נׇכְרִיָּה׃
and her two sons—of whom one was named Gershom, that is to say, “I have been a stranger in a foreign land”;
Targum Onkelos
וְיָת תְּרֵין בְּנַהָא דְּשׁוֹם חַד גֵּרְשׁוֹם אֲרֵי אֲמַר דַּיָּיר הֲוֵיתִי בַּאֲרַע נוּכְרָאָה׃
along with her two sons. The name of one was Gershom, because he [Moshe] had said, “I was a stranger in an alien land.”
- Exodus 18:4
וְשֵׁם הָאֶחָד אֱלִיעֶזֶר כִּי־אֱלֹהֵי אָבִי בְּעֶזְרִי וַיַּצִּלֵנִי מֵחֶרֶב פַּרְעֹה׃
and the other was named Eliezer, meaning, “The God of my father was my help, delivering me from the sword of Pharaoh.”
Targum Onkelos
וְשׁוֹם חַד אֱלִיעֶזֶר אֲרֵי אֱלָהֵיהּ דְּאַבָּא הֲוָה בְּסַעֲדִי וְשֵׁיזְבַנִי מֵחַרְבָּא דְּפַרְעֹה׃
The name of the [other] one was Eliezer, because the God of my father was my help, and rescued me from the sword of Pharaoh.
- Exodus 18:5
וַיָּבֹא יִתְרוֹ חֹתֵן מֹשֶׁה וּבָנָיו וְאִשְׁתּוֹ אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּר אֲשֶׁר־הוּא חֹנֶה שָׁם הַר הָאֱלֹהִים׃
Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, brought Moses’ sons and wife to him in the wilderness, where he was encamped at the mountain of God.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲתָא יִתְרוֹ חֲמוּהִי דְּמֹשֶׁה וּבְנוֹהִי וְאִתְּתֵיהּ לְוָת מֹשֶׁה לְמַדְבְּרָא דְּהוּא שָׁרֵי תַּמָּן לְטוּרָא דְּאִתְגְּלִי עֲלוֹהִי יְקָרָא דַּייָ׃
Moshe’s father-in-law, Yisro came, along with his [Moshe’s] sons, and wife, to Moshe, to the desert where he was camped near the mountain [upon which the Glory] of God [was revealed].
- Exodus 18:6
וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־מֹשֶׁה אֲנִי חֹתֶנְךָ יִתְרוֹ בָּא אֵלֶיךָ וְאִשְׁתְּךָ וּשְׁנֵי בָנֶיהָ עִמָּהּ׃
He sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you, with your wife and her two sons.”
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר לְמֹשֶׁה אֲנָא חֲמוּךְ יִתְרוֹ אָתֵי לְוָתָךְ וְאִתְּתָךְ וּתְרֵין בְּנַהָא עִמַּהּ׃
He said to Moshe, “I, your father-in-law, Yisro, am coming to you along with your wife; her two sons are with her.”
- Exodus 18:7
וַיֵּצֵא מֹשֶׁה לִקְרַאת חֹתְנוֹ וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ וַיִּשַּׁק־לוֹ וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ אִישׁ־לְרֵעֵהוּ לְשָׁלוֹם וַיָּבֹאוּ הָאֹהֱלָה׃
Moses went out to meet his father-in-law; he bowed low and kissed him; each asked after the other’s welfare, and they went into the tent.
Targum Onkelos
וּנְפַק מֹשֶׁה לְקַדָּמוּת חֲמוּהִי וּסְגֵיד וְנַשֵּׁיק לֵיהּ וּשְׁאִילוּ גְּבַר לְחַבְרֵיהּ לִשְׁלָם וְעָאלוּ לְמַשְׁכְּנָא׃
Moshe went out to greet his father-in-law. He prostrated himself and [then] kissed him. They asked after each other’s well being, and went into the tent.
- Exodus 18:8
וַיְסַפֵּר מֹשֶׁה לְחֹתְנוֹ אֵת כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יְהֹוָה לְפַרְעֹה וּלְמִצְרַיִם עַל אוֹדֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל אֵת כׇּל־הַתְּלָאָה אֲשֶׁר מְצָאָתַם בַּדֶּרֶךְ וַיַּצִּלֵם יְהֹוָה׃
Moses then recounted to his father-in-law everything that GOD had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardships that had befallen them on the way, and how GOD had delivered them.
Targum Onkelos
וְאִשְׁתַּעִי מֹשֶׁה לַחֲמוּהִי יָת כָּל דַּעֲבַד יְיָ לְפַרְעֹה וּלְמִצְרָאֵי עַל עֵיסַק יִשְׂרָאֵל יָת כָּל עָקְתָא דְּאַשְׁכַּחַתְנוּן בְּאוֹרְחָא וְשֵׁיזֵיבִנּוּן יְיָ׃
Moshe told his father-in-law all that Adonoy had done to Pharaoh and to Egypt for the sake of Yisrael; including all the hardship that had befallen them on the way, and [how] Adonoy had rescued them.
- Exodus 18:9
וַיִּחַדְּ יִתְרוֹ עַל כׇּל־הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה יְהֹוָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר הִצִּילוֹ מִיַּד מִצְרָיִם׃
And Jethro rejoiced over all the kindness that GOD had shown Israel in delivering them from the Egyptians.
Targum Onkelos
וַחְדִּי יִתְרוֹ עַל כָּל טָבְתָא דַּעֲבַד יְיָ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל דְּשֵׁיזֵיבִנּוּן מִיְּדָא דְּמִצְרָאֵי׃
Yisro rejoiced over all the good that Adonoy had done for Yisrael; that He had rescued them from the hand of Egypt.
- Exodus 18:10
וַיֹּאמֶר יִתְרוֹ בָּרוּךְ יְהֹוָה אֲשֶׁר הִצִּיל אֶתְכֶם מִיַּד מִצְרַיִם וּמִיַּד פַּרְעֹה אֲשֶׁר הִצִּיל אֶת־הָעָם מִתַּחַת יַד־מִצְרָיִם׃
“Blessed be GOD,” Jethro said, “who delivered you from the Egyptians and from Pharaoh, and who delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
Targum Onkelos
וַאֲמַר יִתְרוֹ בְּרִיךְ יְיָ דְּשֵׁיזֵיב יָתְכוֹן מִיְּדָא דְּמִצְרָאֵי וּמִיְּדָא דְּפַרְעֹה דְּשֵׁיזֵיב יָת עַמָּא מִתְּחוֹת מַרְוַת מִצְרָאֵי׃
Yisro said, “Blessed is Adonoy Who rescued you from the hand of Egypt, and from the hand of Pharaoh; Who rescued the people from under the hand [domination] of Egypt [the Egyptians].
- Exodus 18:11
עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי כִּי־גָדוֹל יְהֹוָה מִכׇּל־הָאֱלֹהִים כִּי בַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר זָדוּ עֲלֵיהֶם׃
Now I know that GOD is greater than all gods, yes, by the result of their very schemes against [the people].”
Targum Onkelos
כְּעַן יָדַעְנָא אֲרֵי רָב יְיָ וְלֵית אֱלָהּ בָּר מִנֵּיהּ אֲרֵי בְּפִתְגָמָא דְּחַשִּׁיבוּ מִצְרָאֵי לִמְדָּן יָת יִשְׂרָאֵל בֵּיהּ דָּנִינּוּן׃
Now I know that Adonoy is greater than all the gods, [great, and there is no god besides Him,] because [with] the very thing [through which the Egyptians] they plotted [to punish Yisrael] came upon them [they themselves were punished].”
- Exodus 18:12
וַיִּקַּח יִתְרוֹ חֹתֵן מֹשֶׁה עֹלָה וּזְבָחִים לֵאלֹהִים וַיָּבֹא אַהֲרֹן וְכֹל ׀ זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֶאֱכׇל־לֶחֶם עִם־חֹתֵן מֹשֶׁה לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים׃
And Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices for God; and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to partake of the meal before God with Moses’ father-in-law.
Targum Onkelos
וְקָרֵיב יִתְרוֹ חֲמוּהִי דְּמֹשֶׁה עֲלָוָן וְנִכְסַת קוּדְשִׁין קֳדָם יְיָ וַאֲתָא אַהֲרֹן וְכֹל סָבֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמֵיכַל לַחְמָא עִם חֲמוּהִי דְּמֹשֶׁה קֳדָם יְיָ׃
[Then] Yisro, Moshe’s father-in-law, brought [offered] a burnt-offering and [peace]-offerings to [before] God. Aharon and all the elders of Yisrael came to eat bread with [Yisro,] Moshe’s father-in-law, before God.