Exodus 18:15

And Moses saith to his father-in-law, 'Because the people come unto me to seek God;

Young's Literal Translation

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 the father-in-law of Moses seeth all that he is doing to the people, and saith, 'What [is] this thing which thou art doing to the people? wherefore art thou sitting by thyself, and all the people standing by thee from morning till evening?'

16when they have a matter, it hath come unto me, and I have judged between a man and his neighbour, and made known the statutes of God, and His laws.'

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Cross References

Leviticus 24:12and he causeth him to rest in charge — to explain to them by the mouth of Jehovah.

Numbers 9:8And Moses saith unto them, 'Stand ye, and I hear what Jehovah hath commanded concerning you.'

Numbers 27:5and Moses bringeth near their cause before Jehovah.

Judges 1:1And it cometh to pass, after the death of Joshua, that the sons of Israel ask at Jehovah, saying, 'Who doth go up for us unto the Canaanite, at the commencement, to fight against it?'

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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