Exodus 18:15

And Moses sayd vnto his father in law, Because the people come vnto me to seeke God.

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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 when Moses father in law saw all that he did to the people, he sayde, What is this that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thy selfe alone, and all the people stande about thee from morning vnto euen?

16When they haue a matter, they come vnto me, and I iudge betweene one and another, and declare the ordinances of God, and his lawes.

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Cross References

Leviticus 24:12And they put him in warde, till he tolde them the minde of the Lord.

Numbers 9:8Then Moses saide vnto them, Stande still, and I will heare what the Lord will commande concerning you.

Numbers 27:5Then Moses brought their cause before the Lord.

Judges 1:1After that Ioshua was dead, the children of Israel asked ye Lord, saying, Who shall goe vp for vs against the Canaanites, to fight first against them?

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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