When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law, heard of all
that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the
LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;
JETHRO ... EST VENU ... À MOÏSE ... De nombreux commentateurs
éminents pensent que cet épisode est inséré hors de son or... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee,
and thy wife, and her two sons with her.
VOTRE FEMME ET SES DEUX FILS (voir la note à Exode 4:20.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and
kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came
into the tent.
MOÏSE EST SORTI ... Leurs salutations seraient marquées par tous
les salutations chaleureuses et sociales d'amis orientaux (voir la
note à Exo... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND MOSES TOLD HIS FATHER IN LAW ALL THAT THE LORD HAD DONE UNTO
PHARAOH AND TO THE EGYPTIANS FOR ISRAEL'S SAKE, AND ALL THE TRAVAIL
THAT HAD COME UPON THEM BY THE WAY, AND HOW THE LORD DELIVERED THEM._
No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing
wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.
MAINTENANT JE SAIS QUE LE SEIGNEUR EST PLUS GRAND QUE TOUS LES DIEUX.
La référence est aux événements mémorables qui avaient réduit le
pays et le royaume d'Egypte au bord de la destr... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt offering and
sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to
eat bread with Moses' father in law before God.
JETHRO ... A PRIS UNE OFFRANDE BRÛLÉE , [ `olaah (H5930)
uwzbaachiym (H2077)] - un holocauste et des victimes. Cet entre... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the
people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the
evening.
LE LENDEMAIN ... MOÏSE ... On nous présente ici un spécimen de ses
occupations matinales quotidiennes; et parmi les multiples devoirs
imposés par sa légation di... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his
own land.
MOÏSE A LAISSÉ SON BEAU-PÈRE PARTIR ... DANS SON PROPRE PAYS.
Cette déclaration confirme le point de vue autrefois de Rephidim,
selon lequel ce n'était pas à Feiran, autrement, il n'y avait aucune
occasion pour Jéthro... [ Continuer la lecture ]