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Exodus 18:11

Praise and worship

9 And Jethro rejoiced over all the good things the LORD had done for Israel, whom He had rescued from the hand of the Egyptians.

10 Jethro declared, “Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharaoh, and who has delivered the people from the hand of the Egyptians.

Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”

12 Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.

13 The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.

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BSB
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
KJV
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.
WEB
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods because of the way that they treated people arrogantly.”
ASV
Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; yea, in the thing wherein they dealt proudly against them.
DARBY
Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; for in the thing in which they acted haughtily [he was] above them.
BLB
Now I know that YHWH [is] greater than all the gods, for in the matter in which they acted proudly [He was] above them.”
ÅB
Nå vet jeg at Herren er større enn alle guder; for slik viste han seg ved det[^2] hvormed egypterne viste sitt overmot mot dette folk.
OTB
Nå vet jeg at Herren er større enn alle andre guder, for Han har vist dette da de handlet hovmodig mot folket.»
B1930
Nu vet jeg at Herren er større enn alle guder; for således viste han sig ved det hvormed egypterne viste sitt overmot mot dette folk. / < d.e. ved vannet.>

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