Exodus 18:16
When 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.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
15And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to enquire of God.
17And Moses' father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou art doing is not good.
Cross References
Exodus 23:7Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.
Leviticus 24:15And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Every one when he revileth his God shall bear his sin.
Numbers 27:6And Jehovah spoke to Moses, saying,
Deuteronomy 4:5See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as Jehovah my God commanded me, that ye may do so in the land into which ye enter to possess it.
Deuteronomy 6:1And these are the commandments, the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah your God commanded to teach you, that ye may do them in the land whereunto ye pass over to possess it,
Deuteronomy 17:9And thou shalt come unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and they shall declare unto thee the sentence of judgment;
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 →