[The Pentateuch]

And Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israels sake, and all the travail that had happened them by the way, and how the Lord had delivered them. And Jethro rejoiced over all the good which the Lord had done to Israel, and because he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians. And Jethro said: blessed be the Lord which hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharaoh, which hath delivered his people from under the power of ⟨p. XXXI⟩the Egyptians. Now I know that the Lord is greater than all gods, for because that they dealt proudly with them. And Jethro Moses father in law offered burnt offerings and sacrifices unto God. And Aaron and all the elder• of Israel came to eat bred with Moses father in law before God.

And Moses tolde his father in lawe all that the Lorde had done vnto Pharao and to the Egiptians for Israels sake, and all the trauayle that had happened them by the waye, and how the Lorde had delyuered them. And Iethro reioesed ouer all the good which the Lorde had done to Israel, and because he had delyuered them out of the hande of the Egiptians. And Iethro sayde: blessed be the Lorde which hath delyuered you out of the hande of the Egiptians ād out of the hande of Pharao, which hath delyuered his people from vnder the power of ⟨p. XXXI⟩the Egiptians. Now I knowe that the Lorde is greater thē all goddes, for because that they dealte prowdly with them. And Iethro Moses father in lawe offred burntoffrynges and sacrifyces vnto God. And Aaron and all the elder• of Israel came to eate bred with Moses father in lawe before God.

And it chanced on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood about Moses from morning unto even. when his father in law saw all that he did unto the people, he said: what is this that thou doest unto the people? why sittest thou thy self and lettest all the people stand about the from morning unto even? And Moses said unto his father in law: because the people came unto me to seek counsel of God. For when they have a matter, they come unto me, and I must judge between every man and his neighbour, and must show them the ordinances of God and his laws.