Esodo 18:6

6 E mandò a dire a Mosè: Io Ietro, tuo suocero, vengo a te, con la tua moglie, e co’ suoi due figliuoli.

Esodo 18:6 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 18:6

And he said unto Moses
By a messenger, as Jarchi: or by a written letter, as Aben Ezra: or, as the Septuagint version, "it was told to Moses, thy father" for as yet he was not come to him, as appears by Moses going forth to meet him:

I thy father in law Jethro am come to thee:
or, "am coming" ^F13; for, as yet, he was not in his presence, and they were not personally present face to face: the Targum of Jonathan adds, "to become a proselyte"; but it seems that before, as well as now, he had been a worshipper of the true God, and always speaks like one that had had the fear of God before him continually:

and thy wife, and her sons with her;
this he thought fit to acquaint him of by messenger or letter, that he might be in expectation of them, and not be surprised at once with their appearance: besides, as some observe, and not amiss, after the late attack of the Amalekites upon their rear, guards or sentinels might be placed in the outer parts of the camp for its safety, and who would not easily, without order, let strangers pass into it, and therefore previous notice was necessary to get admission.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 (ab) "veniens", Montanus.

Esodo 18:6 In-Context

4 E il nome dell’altro era Eliezer; perciocchè egli avea detto: L’Iddio di mio padre mi è stato in aiuto, e mi ha scampato dalla spada di Faraone.

5 Ietro adunque, suocero di Mosè, venne a Mosè, co’ figliuoli di esso, e con la sua moglie, nel deserto, ove egli era accampato al Monte di Dio.

6 E mandò a dire a Mosè: Io Ietro, tuo suocero, vengo a te, con la tua moglie, e co’ suoi due figliuoli.

7 E Mosè uscì incontro al suo suocero; e gli s’inchinò, e lo baciò; e si domandarono l’un l’altro del lor bene stare; poi entrarono nel padiglione.

8 E Mosè raccontò al suo suocero tutto ciò che il Signore avea fatto a Faraone, ed agli Egizj, per amor d’Israele; e tutti i travagli ch’erano loro sopraggiunti per cammino, de’ quali il Signore li avea liberati.