Exodus

Exodus 18:5

⁵Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, along with Moses’ wife and sons, came to him in the desert, where he was encamped at the mountain of God.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Moses’ father-in-law	חֹתֵ֥ן	ḥō·ṯên	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2859 wife's father
Jethro	יִתְר֨וֹ	yiṯ·rōw	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3503 Jethro
along with Moses’	מֹשֶׁ֛ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
wife	וְאִשְׁתּ֖וֹ	wə·’iš·tōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
and sons	וּבָנָ֥יו	ū·ḇā·nāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
came	וַיָּבֹ֞א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
him	מֹשֶׁ֑ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the desert	הַמִּדְבָּ֗ר	ham·miḏ·bār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
where	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he	ה֛וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was encamped	חֹנֶ֥ה	ḥō·neh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2583 decline, bend down, encamp
at the mountain	הַ֥ר	har	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of God	הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.