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Exodus 18:16

14 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.

“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.”

17 But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.

18 Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.

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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
“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.”
KJV
When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.
WEB
When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.”
ASV
when they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.
DARBY
When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between one and another; and I make known [to them] the statutes of God, and his laws.
BLB
When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between a man and between his neighbor, and I make known the statutes of God and His laws.”
ÅB
når de har en sak, da kommer de til meg, og jeg skifter rett mellom dem og lærer dem Guds bud og lover.
OTB
Når de har en tvist, bringes den til meg, og jeg dømmer mellom partene og gjør Guds forskrifter og lover kjent.»
B1930
når de har en sak, da kommer de til mig, og jeg skifter rett mellem dem og lærer dem Guds bud og lover.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 24:14

    And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute can go to them.”

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  • Deuteronomy 5:1

    Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances that I declare in your hearing this day. Learn them and observe them carefully.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:5

    See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess.

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  • 2 Samuel 15:3

    Absalom would say, “Look, your claims are good and right, but the king has no deputy to hear you.”

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  • 1 Corinthians 6:1

    If any of you has a grievance against another, how dare he go to law before the unrighteous instead of before the saints!

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  • Numbers 15:35

    And the LORD said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death. The whole congregation is to stone him outside the camp.”

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  • Exodus 2:13

    The next day Moses went out and saw two Hebrews fighting. He asked the one in the wrong, “Why are you attacking your companion?”

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  • Acts 18:14–15

    But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.

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