Exodus 18:16

and whanne ony strijf bifallith to hem, thei comen to me, that Y deme bitwixe hem, and schewe `the comaundementis of God, and hise lawis.

Wycliffe (portions)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15To whom Moises answeride, The puple cometh to me, and axith the sentence of God;

17And Jetro seide, Thou doist a thing not good,

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Cross References

Exodus 23:7Thou schalt fle a lesyng. Thou schalt not sle an innocent man, and iust; for Y am aduersarie to a wickid man.

Leviticus 24:15And thou schalt speke to the sones of Israel, A man that cursith his God,

Numbers 27:6and be thei successouris to hym in to eritage.

Deuteronomy 4:5Ye witen that Y tauyte you the comaundementis and riytfulnessis, as my Lord God comaundide to me; so ye schulen do tho in the lond whiche ye schulen welde,

Deuteronomy 6:1These ben the comaundementis, and cerymonyes, and domes, whiche youre Lord God comaundide that Y schulde teche you, and that ye do tho in the lond to which ye passen ouer to welde;

Deuteronomy 17:9and thou schalt come to the preestis of the kyn of Leuy, and to the iuge which is in that tyme, and thou schalt axe of hem, whiche schulen schewe to thee the treuthe of doom.

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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