KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Exodus 18:7
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.
WEB World English Bible
Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed and kissed him. They asked each other of their welfare, and they came into the tent.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Moses goeth out to meet his father-in-law, and boweth himself, and kisseth him, and they ask one at another of welfare, and come into the tent;
Surrounding context — Exodus 18
4 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:
5 And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:
6 And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.
7 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.
8 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.
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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֵּצֵ֨אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeמֹשֶׁ֜הH4872 · mo.shehMosesלִקְרַ֣אתH7122 · qa.rato encounter: meetחֹֽתְנ֗וֹH2859 · cho.tenrelativeוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙H7812 · sha.chahto bowוַיִּשַּׁק־H5401 · na.shaqto kissל֔וֹH9033 · ohimוַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּH7592 · sha.alto askאִישׁ־H376 · ishmanלְרֵעֵ֖הוּH7453 · re.aneighborלְשָׁל֑וֹםH7965 · sha.lompeaceוַיָּבֹ֖אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeהָאֹֽהֱלָה׃H168 · o.heltent
Cross-references
Genesis 29:13And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister’s son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things.1 Kings 2:19Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king’s mother; and she sat on his right hand.Genesis 14:17And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that [were] with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which [is] the king’s dale.2 Samuel 11:7And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded [of him] how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered.Genesis 18:2And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,Genesis 19:1And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing [them] rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;Genesis 43:27-28And he asked them of [their] welfare, and said, [Is] your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? [Is] he yet alive?Judges 11:34And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she [was his] only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.Genesis 33:3-7And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.Acts 20:37And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,Genesis 46:29And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.Genesis 45:15Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon them: and after that his brethren talked with him.Psalm 2:12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish [from] the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed [are] all they that put their trust in him.Numbers 22:36And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto a city of Moab, which [is] in the border of Arnon, which [is] in the utmost coast.Luke 7:45Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.Genesis 31:28And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in [so] doing.Acts 28:15And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
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