Exodus | |
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Testament: | Old |
Description: | Exodus is the second book of the Bible and recounts the story of the Israelites' liberation from slavery in Egypt, their journey through the wilderness led by Moses, and the establishment of the Mosaic covenant at Mount Sinai. It includes the Ten Commandments and the construction of the Tabernacle. |
Chapter: | 18 |
Verse: | 12 |
Translations | |||
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Language | Language Code | Language Name | Verse Text |
English | kjv | King James Version | And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father in law before God. |
English | bbe | Bible in Basic English | Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, made a burned offering to God: and Aaron came, with the chiefs of Israel, and had a meal with Moses' father-in-law, before God. |
English | web | World English Bible | Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. Aaron came with all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law before God. |
English | webbe | World English Bible, British Edition | Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. Aaron came with all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law before God. |
Latin | clementine | Clementine Latin Vulgate | Obtulit ergo Jethro cognatus Moysi holocausta et hostias Deo : veneruntque Aaron et omnes seniores Israël, ut comederent panem cum eo coram Deo. |
Explanations | |
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Age Group | Explanation |
5 | When Moses was working too hard, his father-in-law Jethro told him to get some help from other people. |
10 | Moses was doing too much work by himself, so his father-in-law Jethro suggested that he should ask other people to help him. |
15 | Moses was the leader of the Israelites and he was doing too much work by himself. His father-in-law Jethro suggested that he should delegate some of his responsibilities to other people. |
20 | Moses was the leader of the Israelites and he was overwhelmed with work. His father-in-law Jethro advised him to delegate some of his responsibilities to other people to make his job easier. |