Exodus 18:16
when they have a matter, it cometh unto me; and I judge between a man and his neighbour, and I make them know the statutes of God, and His laws.'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
15And Moses said unto his father-in-law: 'Because the people come unto me to inquire of God;
17And Moses' father-in-law said unto him: 'The thing that thou doest is not good.
Cross References
Exodus 23:7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not; for I will not justify the wicked.
Leviticus 24:15And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying: Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
Numbers 27:6And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
Deuteronomy 4:5Behold, I have taught you statutes and ordinances, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the midst of the land whither ye go in to possess it.
Deuteronomy 6:1Now this is the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it —
Deuteronomy 17:9And thou shall come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days; and thou shalt 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 →