Exodus 18:15

And Mosheh said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to ask instruction from before the Lord.

Targum Onkelos

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 Mosheh observed all that he did to the people. And he said, What thing is this that thou art doing to the people? Why dost thou sit alone, with all the people standing about thee from morn till evening?

16When they have (a matter) for judgment they come to me, and I adjudicate between a man and his neighbour, and make them to know the statutes of the Lord, and His laws.

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Cross References

Leviticus 24:12And they bound him in the house of confinement, until it should be explained to them by the decree of the Word of the Lord.

Numbers 9:8And Mosheh said to them, Wait, till I shall have heard what will be commanded from before the Lord about your case.

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

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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