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Now Moses
Mosheh (mo-sheh')
drawing out (of the water), i.e. rescued; Mosheh, the Israelite lawgiver -- Moses.
kept
hayah (haw-yaw)
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
ra`ah (raw-aw')
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
the flock
tso'n (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
of Jethro
Yithrow (yith-ro')
his excellence; Jethro, Moses' father-in-law -- Jethro.
his father in law
chathan (khaw-than')
to give (a daughter) away in marriage; hence (generally) to contract affinity by marriage -- join in affinity, father in law, make marriages, mother in law, son in law.
the priest
kohen (ko-hane')
literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer.
of Midian
Midyan (mid-yawn')
Midjan, a son of Abraham; also his country and (collectively) his descendants -- Midian, Midianite.
and he led
nahag (naw-hag')
to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed (i.e. impel or guide oneself); also (from the panting induced by effort), to sigh
the flock
tso'n (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
to the backside
'achar (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
of the desert
midbar (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
and came
bow' (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to the mountain
har (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
of God
'elohiym (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
even to Horeb
Choreb (kho-rabe')
desolate; Choreb, a (generic) name for the Sinaitic mountains -- Horeb. |
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