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Exodus 18:4

EliezerPharaoh

2 After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her,

3 along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”

The other son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, “The God of my father was my helper and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”

5 Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, along with Moses’ wife and sons, came to him in the desert, where he was encamped at the mountain of God.

6 He sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The other son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, “The God of my father was my helper and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”
KJV
And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:
WEB
The name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, “My father’s God was my help and delivered me from Pharaoh’s sword.”
ASV
and the name of the other was Eliezer; for [he said], The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
DARBY
and the name of the other, Eliezer For the God of my father has been my help, and has delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
BLB
And the name of the one [was] Eliezer, for, “The God of my father [was] my help and He delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”
ÅB
og den andre hette Elieser[^1], for han hadde sagt: Min fars Gud var min hjelp og fridde meg fra Faraos sverd.
OTB
Den andre hette Elieser, for han hadde sagt: «Min fars Gud var min hjelp og reddet meg fra faraos sverd.»
B1930
og den andre hette Elieser, for han hadde sagt: Min fars Gud var min hjelp og fridde mig fra Faraos sverd. / < Gud er hjelp.>

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  • Acts 12:11

    Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”

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  • Hebrews 13:6

    So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”

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  • 2 Corinthians 1:8–10

    We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.

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  • 2 Timothy 4:17

    But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.

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  • Isaiah 50:7–9

    Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.

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  • Exodus 2:15

    When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.

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  • 1 Chronicles 23:15

    The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

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  • Psalms 46:1

    God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.

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