Exodus 18:16
When they have a matter, they come in unto me, then do I judge between a man and his neighbour,—and make known the statutes of God and his laws.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
15And Moses said to his father-in-law,—Because the people come in unto me to seek God:
17Then said Moses’ father-in-law unto him,—Not good, is the thing that thou art doing.
Cross References
Exodus 23:7From a matter of falsehood, thou shalt keep far away,—and the innocent one and the righteous, do not thou slay, for I will not justify a lawless man.
Leviticus 24:15And, unto the sons of Israel, shalt thou speak saying,—What man soever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
Numbers 27:6Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying:
Deuteronomy 4:5See! I have taught you statutes, and regulations, as Yahweh my God commanded me,—that ye should do so, in the midst of the land whereinto ye are entering to possess it.
Deuteronomy 6:1This, then is the commandment—[namely] the statutes and the regulations, which Yahweh your God hath commanded to teach you,—that ye may do them in the land whither ye are passing over to possess it:
Deuteronomy 17:9and shalt come in unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge who shall be in those days,—and shalt enquire and they shall declare unto thee, the sentence of judgment;
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 →