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Exod 18:1 And Yithro, the priest of Miḏyan, Mosheh’s father-in-law, heard
of all that Elohim had done for Mosheh and for Yisra’ĕl His people, that יהוה
had brought Yisra’ĕl out of Mitsrayim.
Exod 18:2 And Yithro, Mosheh’s father-in-law, took Tsipporah, the wife of
Mosheh – after he had sent her back,
Exod 18:3 and her two sons, of whom the name of one was Gĕreshom, for he
said, “I have been a sojourner in a foreign land,”
Exod 18:4 and the name of the other was Eli‛ezer, for he said, “The Elohim
of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”
Exod 18:5 Yithro, Mosheh’s father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife
to Mosheh in the wilderness, where he was encamped at the mountain of
Elohim.
Exod 18:6 And he had said to Mosheh, “I, your father-in-law Yithro, am
coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her.”
Exod 18:7 And Mosheh went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed
down, and kissed him. And they asked each other about their welfare, and
they went into the tent.
Exod 18:8 And Mosheh told his father-in-law all that יהוה had done to
Pharaoh and to the Mitsrites for Yisra’ĕl’s sake, all the hardship that had
come upon them on the way, and how יהוה had delivered them.
Exod 18:9 And Yithro rejoiced for all the good which יהוה had done for
Yisra’ĕl, whom He had delivered out of the hand of the Mitsrites.
Exod 18:10 And Yithro said, “Blessed be יהוה, who has delivered you out of
the hand of the Mitsrites and out of the hand of Pharaoh, and who has
delivered the people from under the hand of the Mitsrites.
Exod 18:11 “Now I know that יהוה is greater than all the mighty ones, indeed
in the matter in which they acted proudly, above them.”
Exod 18:12 Then Yithro, the father-in-law of Mosheh, brought a burnt
offering and other slaughterings unto Elohim. And Aharon came with all the
elders of Yisra’ĕl to eat bread with the father-in-law of Mosheh before
Elohim.
Exod 18:13 And it came to be, on the next day, that Mosheh sat to rightly
rule the people. And the people stood before Mosheh from morning until
evening.
Exod 18:14 And when the father-in-law of Mosheh saw all that he did for
the people, he said, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do
you sit by yourself, and all the people stand before you from morning until
evening?”
Exod 18:15 And Mosheh said to his father-in-law, “Because the people
come to me to seek Elohim.
Exod 18:16 “When they have a matter, they come to me, and I rightly rule
between one and another, and make known the laws of Elohim and His
Torot.”
Exod 18:17 And the father-in-law of Mosheh said to him, “What you are
doing is not good.
Exod 18:18 “Both you and these people with you shall certainly wear
yourselves out. For the matter is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it
by yourself.
Exod 18:19 “Now listen to my voice. Let me counsel you and Elohim be
with you: Stand before Elohim for the people, and you shall bring the matters
to Elohim.
Exod 18:20 “And you shall enlighten them concerning the laws and the
Torot, and show them the way in which they should walk and the work which
they do.
Exod 18:21 “But you yourself, seek out from all the people able men, who
fear Elohim, men of truth, hating unfair gain. And place these over them to be
rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Exod 18:22 “And they shall rightly rule the people at all times. And it shall
be that they bring every great matter to you, but they themselves rightly rule
every small matter. So, make it lighter for yourself, for they shall bear with
you.
Exod 18:23 “If you do this word, and Elohim shall command you, then you
shall be able to stand and all this people also go to their place in peace.”
Exod 18:24 And Mosheh listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did
all that he said.
Exod 18:25 And Mosheh chose able men out of all Yisra’ĕl, and made them
heads over the people: rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of
fifties, and rulers of tens.
Exod 18:26 And they rightly ruled the people at all times – the hard matters
they brought to Mosheh, but they rightly ruled every small matter themselves.
Exod 18:27 And Mosheh sent off his father-in-law, and he went away to his
own land.

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Exod 19:1 In the third month after the children of Yisra’ĕl had come out of
the land of Mitsrayim, on this day they came to the Wilderness of Sinai.
Exod 19:2 For they set out from Rephiḏim, and had come to the Wilderness
of Sinai, and camped in the wilderness. So Yisra’ĕl camped there before the
mountain.
Exod 19:3 And Mosheh went up to Elohim, and יהוה called to him from the
mountain, saying, “This is what you are to say to the house of Ya‛aqoḇ, and
declare to the children of Yisra’ĕl:
Exod 19:4 ‘You have seen what I did to the Mitsrites, and how I bore you on
eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.
Exod 19:5 ‘And now, if you diligently obey My voice, and shall guard My
covenant, then you shall be My treasured possession above all the peoples –
for all the earth is Mine –
Exod 19:6 ‘and you shall be to Me a reign of priests and a set-apart nation.’
Those are the words which you are to speak to the children of Yisra’ĕl.”
Exod 19:7 And Mosheh came and called for the elders of the people, and set
before them all these words which יהוה commanded him.
Exod 19:8 And all the people answered together and said, “All that יהוה has
spoken we shall do.” So Mosheh brought back the words of the people to
.יהוה
Exod 19:9 And יהוה said to Mosheh, “See, I am coming to you in the thick
cloud, so that the people hear when I speak with you, and believe you
forever.” And Mosheh reported the words of the people to יהוה.
Exod 19:10 And יהוה said to Mosheh, “Go to the people and set them apart
today and tomorrow. And they shall wash their garments,
Exod 19:11 and shall be prepared by the third day. For on the third day יהוה
shall come down upon Mount Sinai before the eyes of all the people.
Exod 19:12 “And you shall make a border for the people all around, saying,
‘Take heed to yourselves that you do not go up to the mountain or touch the
border of it. Whoever touches the mountain shall certainly be put to death.
Exod 19:13 ‘Not a hand is to touch it, but he shall certainly be stoned or shot
with an arrow, whether man or beast, he shall not live.’ When the trumpet
sounds long, let them come near the mountain.”
Exod 19:14 And Mosheh came down from the mountain to the people and set
the people apart, and they washed their garments.
Exod 19:15 And he said to the people, “Be prepared by the third day. Do not
come near a wife.”
Exod 19:16 And it came to be, on the third day in the morning, that there
were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud on the mountain. And the
sound of the ram’s horn was very loud, and all the people who were in the
camp trembled.
Exod 19:17 And Mosheh brought the people out of the camp to meet with
Elohim, and they stood at the foot of the mountain.
Exod 19:18 And Mount Sinai was in smoke, all of it, because יהוה
descended upon it in fire. And its smoke went up like the smoke of a furnace,
and all the mountain trembled exceedingly.
Exod 19:19 And when the blast of the ram’s horn sounded long and became
louder and louder, Mosheh spoke, and Elohim answered him by voice.
Exod 19:20 And יהוה came down upon Mount Sinai, on the top of the
mountain. And יהוה called Mosheh to the top of the mountain, and Mosheh
went up.
Exod 19:21 And יהוה said to Mosheh, “Go down, and warn the people, lest
they break through unto יהוה to see, and many of them fall.
Exod 19:22 “And let the priests who come near יהוה set themselves apart
too, lest יהוה break out against them.”
Exod 19:23 And Mosheh said to יהוה, “The people are not able to come up
to Mount Sinai, for You warned us, saying, ‘Make a border around the
mountain and set it apart.’ ”
Exod 19:24 And יהוה said to him, “Come, go down and then come up, you
and Aharon with you. But do not let the priests and the people break through
to come up to יהוה, lest He break out against them.”
Exod 19:25 And Mosheh went down to the people and spoke to them.

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Exod 20:1 And Elohim spoke all these Words, saying,
Exod 20:2 “I am יהוה your Elohim, who brought you out of the land of
Mitsrayim, out of the house of slavery.
Exod 20:3 “You have no other mighty ones against My face.
Exod 20:4 “You do not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of
that which is in the heavens above, or which is in the earth beneath, or which
is in the waters under the earth,
Exod 20:5 you do not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, יהוה your
Elohim am a jealous Ĕl, visiting the crookedness of the fathers on the
children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Exod 20:6 but showing kindness to thousands, to those who love Me and
guard My commands.
Exod 20:7 “You do not bring the Name of יהוה your Elohim to naught, for יהוה
does not leave the one unpunished who brings His Name to naught.
Exod 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to set it apart.
Exod 20:9 “Six days you labour, and shall do all your work,
Exod 20:10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath of יהוה your Elohim. You do not
do any work – you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant,
nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your
gates.
Exod 20:11 “For in six days יהוה made the heavens and the earth, the sea,
and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore יהוה blessed the
Sabbath day and set it apart.
Exod 20:12 “Respect your father and your mother, so that your days are
prolonged upon the soil which יהוה your Elohim is giving you.
Exod 20:13 “You do not murder.
Exod 20:14 “You do not commit adultery.
Exod 20:15 “You do not steal.
Exod 20:16 “You do not bear false witness against your neighbour.
Exod 20:17 “You do not covet your neighbour’s house, you do not covet
your neighbour’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his
ox, nor his donkey, or whatever belongs to your neighbour.”
Exod 20:18 And all the people saw the thunders, the lightning flashes, the
sound of the ram’s horn, and the mountain smoking. And the people saw it,
and they trembled and stood at a distance,
Exod 20:19 and said to Mosheh, “You speak with us and we hear, but let not
Elohim speak with us, lest we die.”
Exod 20:20 And Mosheh said to the people, “Do not fear, for Elohim has
come to prove you, and in order that His fear be before you, so that you do
not sin.”
Exod 20:21 So the people stood at a distance, but Mosheh drew near the
thick darkness where Elohim was.
Exod 20:22 And יהוה said to Mosheh, “Say this to the children of Yisra’ĕl:
‘You yourselves have seen that I have spoken to you from the heavens.
Exod 20:23 ‘You do not make besides Me mighty ones of silver, and you do
not make mighty ones of gold for yourselves.
Exod 20:24 ‘Make an altar of earth for Me, and you shall slaughter on it
your burnt offerings and your peace offerings, your sheep and your cattle. In
every place where I cause My Name to be remembered I shall come to you
and bless you.
Exod 20:25 ‘And if you make Me an altar of stone, do not build it of cut
stone, for if you use your chisel on it, you have profaned it.
Exod 20:26 ‘Nor do you go up by steps to My altar, lest your nakedness be
exposed on it.’

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Exod 21:1 “These are the right-rulings which you are to set before them:
Exod 21:2 “When you buy a Heḇrew servant, he serves six years, and in the
seventh he goes out free, for naught.
Exod 21:3 “If he comes in by himself, he goes out by himself; if he comes in
married, then his wife shall go out with him.
Exod 21:4 “If his master has given him a wife, and she has borne him sons
or daughters, the wife and her children are her master’s, and he goes out by
himself.
Exod 21:5 “And if the servant truly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my
children, let me not go out free,’
Exod 21:6 then his master shall bring him before Elohim, and shall bring
him to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an
awl. And he shall serve him forever.
Exod 21:7 “And when a man sells his daughter to be a female servant, she
does not go out as the male servants do.
Exod 21:8 “If she is displeasing in the eyes of her master who has engaged
her to himself, then he shall let her be ransomed. He shall have no authority
to sell her to a foreign people, because of him deceiving her.
Exod 21:9 “And if he has engaged her to his son, he is to do to her as is the
right of daughters.
Exod 21:10 “If he takes another wife, her food, her covering, and her
marriage rights are not to be diminished.
Exod 21:11 “And if he does not do these three for her, then she shall go out
for naught, without silver.
Exod 21:12 “He who strikes a man so that he dies shall certainly be put to
death.
Exod 21:13 “But if he did not lie in wait, but Elohim delivered him into his
hand, then I shall appoint for you a place where he is to flee.
Exod 21:14 “But when a man acts presumptuously against his neighbour, to
kill him by treachery, you are to take him even from My altar to die.
Exod 21:15 “And he who smites his father or his mother shall certainly be
put to death.
Exod 21:16 “And he who kidnaps a man and sells him, or if he is found in
his hand, shall certainly be put to death.
Exod 21:17 “And he who curses his father or his mother shall certainly be
put to death.
Exod 21:18 “And when men strive together, and one smites the other with a
stone or with his fist, and he does not die but is confined to his bed,
Exod 21:19 if he rises again and walks about outside with his staff, then he
who smote him shall be innocent. He only pays for lost time and sees to it
that he is completely healed.
Exod 21:20 “And when a man smites his male or female servant with a rod,
so that he dies under his hand, he shall certainly be punished.
Exod 21:21 “But if he remains alive a day or two, he is not punished; for he
is his property.
Exod 21:22 “And when men strive and they shall smite a pregnant woman,
and her children come out, yet there is no injury, he shall certainly be
punished accordingly as the woman’s husband lays upon him. And he shall
give through the judges.
Exod 21:23 “But if there is injury, then you shall give life for life,
Exod 21:24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Exod 21:25 burn for burn, wound for wound, lash for lash.
Exod 21:26 “And when a man smites the eye of his male or female servant,
and destroys it, he is to let him go free for the sake of his eye.
Exod 21:27 “And if he knocks out the tooth of his male or female servant, he
is to let him go free for the sake of his tooth.
Exod 21:28 “And when an ox gores a man or a woman to death, then the ox
shall certainly be stoned, and its flesh is not eaten, and the owner of the ox is
innocent.
Exod 21:29 “However, if the ox was previously in the habit of goring, and
its owner has been warned, and he has not kept it confined, so that it has
killed a man or a woman, the ox is stoned and its owner also is put to death.
Exod 21:30 “If a sin-covering is laid upon him, then he shall give the ransom
of his life, whatever is laid on him.
Exod 21:31 “Whether it has gored a son or gored a daughter, according to
this right-ruling it is done to him.
Exod 21:32 “If the ox gores a male or female servant, he is to give to their
master thirty sheqels of silver, and the ox is stoned.
Exod 21:33 “And when a man opens a pit, or if a man digs a pit and does not
cover it, and an ox or a donkey falls in it,
Exod 21:34 the owner of the pit is to repay, he is to give silver to their
owner, and the dead beast is his.
Exod 21:35 “And when the ox of a man smites the ox of his neighbour and it
dies, then they shall sell the live ox and divide the silver from it, and also
divide the dead ox.
Exod 21:36 “Or if it was known that the ox was previously in the habit of
goring, and its owner has not kept it confined, he shall certainly repay ox for
ox, while the dead beast is his.