Exodus 18:15

And Moses said unto his father-in-law, Because the people cometh unto me to inquire of God.

Leeser Tanakh

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 the father-in-law of Moses saw all that he did to the people; and he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people standeth around thee from morning until evening?

16When they have a matter of dispute, they come unto me; and I judge between one and the other, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.

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Cross References

Leviticus 24:12And they placed him in ward, until the decision of the Lord could be explained to them.

Numbers 9:8And Moses said unto them, Wait ye, and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you.

Numbers 27:5And Moses brought their cause before the Lord.

Judges 1:1And it came to pass after the death of Joshua, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites at the 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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