¹⁸ When the girls returned to Reuel^(A) their father, he asked them, “Why have you returned so early today?”

Moses Returns to Egypt

¹⁸ Then Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, “Let me return to my own people in Egypt to see if any of them are still alive.”

Jethro said, “Go, and I wish you well.”

¹² Then Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law,^(A) brought a burnt offering^(B) and other sacrifices^(C) to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat a meal^(D) with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence^(E) of God.

²⁹ Now Moses said to Hobab^(A) son of Reuel^(B) the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law,^(C) “We are setting out for the place about which the Lord said, ‘I will give it to you.’^(D) Come with us and we will treat you well, for the Lord has promised good things to Israel.”