Exodus 18:17
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.”
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.
19 Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.
- KJV
- And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
- WEB
- Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good.
- ASV
- And Moses` father-in-law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
- DARBY
- And Moses' father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou art doing is not good.
- BLB
- And the father-in-law of Moses said to him, “The thing that you are doing [is] not good.
- ÅB
- Da sa Moses' svigerfar til ham: Det er ikke klokt det du her gjør.
- OTB
- Moses' svigerfar talte til ham og sa: «Det du gjør er ikke godt.
- B1930
- Da sa Moses' svigerfar til ham: Det er ikke klokt det du her gjør.