King James Bible
"When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;"
This identifies Jethro by his dual role as both a religious leader in Midian and Moses' relative through marriage to Zipporah. His position as a Midianite priest suggests he worshiped the true God despite being outside Israel, establishing him as a sympathetic gentile figure. News of God's miraculous interventions—the plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, and wilderness provisions—had spread beyond Israel's borders. The phrase emphasizes that these acts were performed both for Moses personally as leader and for the entire nation collectively. This summarizes the exodus event as the LORD's direct action, using the covenant name YHWH to underscore that Israel's deliverance was not merely escape but divine redemption. The verse sets up Jethro's visit as a response to hearing about this unprecedented display of God's power.