Exodus 18:13

And it came to pass on next day, that Moshe sat to judge HaAm; and HaAm stood around Moshe from the boker unto erev.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

12And Yitro, Mosheʼs khoten, brought an olah and zevakhim for Elohim; and Aharon came, and kol Ziknei Yisroel, to eat lechem with Mosheʼs khoten before HaElohim.

14And when Mosheʼs khoten saw all that he was doing for HaAm, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? Why sittest thou thyself alone, and kol HaAm stand around thee from boker unto erev?

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Cross References

Judges 5:10Reflect, 1 ye that ride on white donkeys, 1 ye that sit on carpets, 1 and you who walk on the derech. 1

Isaiah 16:5And in chesed shall the kisse be established; 1 and sitting upon it in emes in the Ohel Dovid, 1 a Shofet seeking mishpat, 1 and hastening tzedek. 1

Matthew 23:2Saying, Upon the Kisei Moshe (Chair of Moses) sit the Sofrim and the Perushim.

Romans 13:6For that is why you also pay tribute (taxes). For they are mesharetim of G-d engaged in this very task.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 18:8-13

7 And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent. 8 And Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the Lord delivered them. 9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians. 10 And Jethro said,… Read the whole commentary →

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