Exodus 18:14

וַיַּרְא חֹתֵן מֹשֶׁה אֵת כָּל ־ אֲשֶׁר ־ הוּא עֹשֶׂה לָעָם וַיֹּאמֶר מָֽה ־ הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה עֹשֶׂה לָעָם מַדּוּעַ אַתָּה יוֹשֵׁב לְבַדֶּךָ וְכָל ־ הָעָם נִצָּב עָלֶיךָ מִן ־ בֹּקֶר עַד ־ עָֽרֶב ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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?

In Context

13וַיְהִי מִֽמָּחֳרָת וַיֵּשֶׁב מֹשֶׁה לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת ־ הָעָם וַיַּעֲמֹד הָעָם עַל ־ מֹשֶׁה מִן ־ הַבֹּקֶר עַד ־ הָעָֽרֶב ׃

15וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה לְחֹתְנוֹ כִּֽי ־ יָבֹא אֵלַי הָעָם לִדְרֹשׁ אֱלֹהִֽים ׃

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Cross References

Numbers 15:34וַיַּנִּיחוּ אֹתוֹ בַּמִּשְׁמָר כִּי לֹא פֹרַשׁ מַה ־ יֵּעָשֶׂה לֽוֹ ׃ ס

2 Samuel 15:2וְהִשְׁכִּים אַבְשָׁלוֹם וְעָמַד עַל ־ יַד דֶּרֶךְ הַשָּׁעַר וַיְהִי כָּל ־ הָאִישׁ אֲשֶֽׁר ־ יִהְיֶה ־ לּוֹ ־ רִיב לָבוֹא אֶל ־ הַמֶּלֶךְ לַמִּשְׁפָּט וַיִּקְרָא אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֵלָיו וַיֹּאמֶר אֵֽי ־ מִזֶּה עִיר אַתָּה וַיֹּאמֶר מֵאַחַד שִׁבְטֵֽי ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל עַבְדֶּֽךָ ׃

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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