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Exodus 18:11

Praise and worship

9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.

10 And Jethro said, Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.

Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.

12 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.

13 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.

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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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