Exodus 18:15

And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to enquire of God.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God:

In Context

14And Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did with the people, and said, What is this thing which thou art doing with the people? why dost thou sit alone, and all the people are standing by thee from morning to evening?

16When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between one and another; and I make known [to them] the statutes of God, and his laws.

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Cross References

Leviticus 24:12And they confined him, that they might decide at the mouth of Jehovah.

Numbers 9:8And Moses said to them, Stay, and I will hear what Jehovah commands concerning you.

Numbers 27:5And Moses brought their cause before Jehovah.

Judges 1:1And it came to pass after the death of Joshua that the children of Israel asked Jehovah, saying, Which of us shall go up against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

Matthew Henry on Exodus 18:14-27

Jethro's Advice to Moses. ( b. c. 1491.) 13 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening. 14 And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even? 15 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God: 16 When they have a matter,… Read the whole commentary →

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