Exodus 18:24

And Mosheh hearkened to his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.

In Context

23If thou wilt do this, and the Lord teach thee, thou wilt be able to endure, and (of) all this people everyone will go to his place in peace.

25And Mosheh chose men of ability from all Israel, and appointed them heads over the people; chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens;

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Cross References

Exodus 18:2And Jethro, Mosheh’s father-in-law, took Zipporah the wife of Mosheh, after he had let her go,

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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