Exodus 18:14
12 Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.
13 The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.
When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, with all the people standing around you from morning till evening?”
15 “Because the people come to me to inquire of God,” Moses replied.
16 “Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, with all the people standing around you from morning till evening?”
- KJV
- 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?
- WEB
- When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, “What is this thing that you do for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning to evening?”
- ASV
- 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 about thee from morning unto even?
- DARBY
- And Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did with the people, and said, What is this thing which thou art doing with the people? why dost thou sit alone, and all the people are standing by thee from morning to evening?
- BLB
- And the father-in-law of Moses saw all that he was doing to the people, and he said, “What [is] this thing that you are doing to the people? Why do you sit by yourself, and all the people stand before you from morning until evening?”
- ÅB
- Da Moses' svigerfar så hvor meget han hadde å gjøre for folket, sa han: Hva er dette for et arbeid du legger på deg for folket? Hvorfor sitter du alene og dømmer mens hele folket står omkring deg fra morgen til kveld?
- OTB
- Da Moses' svigerfar så alt det han gjorde for folket, spurte han: «Hva er dette du gjør for folket? Hvorfor sitter du alene som dommer mens hele folket står omkring deg fra morgen til kveld?»
- B1930
- Da Moses' svigerfar så hvor meget han hadde å gjøre for folket, sa han: Hvad er dette for et arbeid du legger på dig for folket? Hvorfor sitter du alene og dømmer mens hele folket står omkring dig fra morgen til kveld?