Exodus

Exodus 4:18

¹⁸Then Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro^d 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.

Footnotes

d 4:18 Moses’ father-in-law Jethro was also called Reuel; see Exodus 2:18|EXO 2:18.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Moses	מֹשֶׁ֜ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
went	וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
back	וַיָּ֣שָׁב׀	way·yā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his father-in-law	חֹֽתְנ֗וֹ	ḥō·ṯə·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2859 wife's father
Jethro	יֶ֣תֶר	ye·ṯer	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3500 Jether
and said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	לוֹ֙	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
Please	נָּ֗א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
let me return	וְאָשׁ֙וּבָה֙	wə·’ā·šū·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
my brothers	אַחַ֣י	’a·ḥay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H251 brother
in Egypt	בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם	bə·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
to see	וְאֶרְאֶ֖ה	wə·’er·’eh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H7200 see
if they are still	הַעוֹדָ֣ם	ha·‘ō·w·ḏām	Adverb; third person masculine plural	H5750 a going round, continuance
alive	חַיִּ֑ים	ḥay·yîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
Go	לֵ֥ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
in peace	לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃	lə·šā·lō·wm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
replied	וַיֹּ֧אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say

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