Exodus 18:19

Now hearken to me, I will give thee counsel, and the Word of the Lord shall be thy helper. Be thou for the people the seeker of instruction from the presence of the Lord, to bring the matters before the Lord:

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:

In Context

18With weariness thou wilt be weary, thou and also this people who are with thee; for the thing is too weighty for thee, thou art not able to do it by thyself.

20And thou shalt admonish them in the statutes and the laws, and make them know the way in which to walk, and the work that must be done.

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Cross References

Genesis 39:2And the Word of the Lord was the helper of Joseph, and he became a prosperous man, and was in the house of his Mizraite master.

Exodus 4:12And now go, and My Word shall be with thy mouth, and I will teach thee what to say.

Exodus 18:15And Mosheh said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to ask instruction from before the Lord.

Exodus 20:1922 And the Lord said to Mosheh, Thus shalt thou speak to the children of Israel; You have seen that I have spoken to you from the heavens.

Deuteronomy 5:5(I stood between the Word of the Lord and you, to announce to you at that time the word of the Lord; for you were afraid in presence of the fire, and went not up to the mountain,) saying:

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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