Exodus 18:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Give ear now to my suggestion, and may God be with you: you are to be the people's representative before God, taking their causes to him:

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 27:5 : 5 So Moses put their cause before the Lord.
  • Deut 5:5 : 5 (I was between the Lord and you at that time, to make clear to you the word of the Lord: because, through fear of the fire, you did not go up the mountain;) saying,
  • Gen 39:2 : 2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he did well; and he was living in the house of his master the Egyptian.
  • Exod 3:12 : 12 And he said, Truly I will be with you; and this will be the sign to you that I have sent you: when you have taken the children of Israel out of Egypt, you will give worship to God on this mountain.
  • Exod 20:19 : 19 And they said to Moses, To your words we will give ear, but let not the voice of God come to our ears, for fear death may come on us.
  • Exod 4:12 : 12 So go now, and I will be with your mouth, teaching you what to say.
  • Exod 4:16 : 16 And he will do the talking for you to the people: he will be to you as a mouth and you will be to him as God.
  • Exod 18:15 : 15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to get directions from God:
  • Exod 18:24 : 24 So Moses took note of the words of his father-in-law, and did as he had said.
  • Deut 20:1 : 1 When you go out to war against other nations, and come face to face with horses and war-carriages and armies greater in number than yourselves, have no fear of them: for the Lord your God is with you, who took you up out of the land of Egypt.
  • Josh 1:9 : 9 Have I not given you your orders? Take heart and be strong; have no fear and do not be troubled; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go,
  • 2 Sam 14:17 : 17 Then your servant said, May the word of my lord the king give me peace! for my lord the king is as the angel of God in his hearing of good and bad: and may the Lord your God be with you!
  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.
  • Matt 28:20 : 20 Teaching them to keep all the rules which I have given you: and see, I am ever with you, even to the end of the world.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 18:20-24
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    81%

    20 Teaching them his rules and his laws, guiding them in the way they have to go, and making clear to them the work they have to do.

    21 But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God, true men hating profits wrongly made; and put such men over them, to be captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens;

    22 And let them be judges in the causes of the people at all times: and let them put before you all important questions, but in small things let them give decisions themselves: in this way, it will be less hard for you, and they will take the weight off you.

    23 If you do this, and God gives approval, then you will be able to go on without weariness, and all this people will go to their tents in peace.

    24 So Moses took note of the words of his father-in-law, and did as he had said.

  • Exod 18:14-18
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    77%

    14 And when Moses' father-in-law saw all he was doing, he said, What is this you are doing for the people? why are you seated here by yourself, with all the people waiting before you from morning till evening?

    15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to get directions from God:

    16 And if they have any question between themselves, they come to me, and I am judge between a man and his neighbour, and I give them the orders and laws of God.

    17 And Moses' father-in-law said to him, What you are doing is not good.

    18 Your strength and that of the people will be completely used up: this work is more than you are able to do by yourself.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
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    6 And said to the judges, Take care what you do, for you are judging not for man but for the Lord, and he is with you in the decisions you give.

  • Deut 1:16-18
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    74%

    16 And at that time I gave orders to your judges, saying, Let all questions between your brothers come before you for hearing, and give decisions uprightly between a man and his brother or one from another nation who is with him.

    17 In judging, do not let a man's position have any weight with you; give hearing equally to small and great; have no fear of any man, for it is God who is judge: and any cause in which you are not able to give a decision, you are to put before me and I will give it a hearing.

    18 And at that time I gave you all the orders which you were to do.

  • Deut 1:12-14
    3 verses
    73%

    12 How is it possible for me by myself to be responsible for you, and undertake the weight of all your troubles and your arguments?

    13 Take for yourselves men who are wise, far-seeing, and respected among you, from your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

    14 And you made answer and said to me, It is good for us to do as you say.

  • Exod 4:15-16
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    15 Let him give ear to your voice, and you will put my words in his mouth; and I will be with your mouth and with his, teaching you what you have to do.

    16 And he will do the talking for you to the people: he will be to you as a mouth and you will be to him as God.

  • 1 Kgs 12:9
    72%

    9 And said to them, What is your opinion? What answer are we to give to this people who have said to me, Make less the weight of the yoke which your father put on us?

  • Deut 17:8-11
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    72%

    8 If you are not able to give a decision as to who is responsible for a death, or who is right in a cause, or who gave the first blow in a fight, and there is a division of opinion about it in your town: then go to the place marked out by the Lord your God;

    9 And come before the priests, the Levites, or before him who is judge at the time: and they will go into the question and give you a decision:

    10 And you are to be guided by the decision they give in the place named by the Lord, and do whatever they say:

    11 Acting in agreement with their teaching and the decision they give: not turning to one side or the other from the word they have given you.

  • Judg 18:5
    72%

    5 Then they said, Do get directions from God for us, to see if the journey on which we are going will have a good outcome.

  • Prov 19:20
    72%

    20 Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.

  • 1 Sam 12:7
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    7 Keep your places now, while I take up the argument with you before the Lord, and give you the story of the righteousness of the Lord, which he has made clear by his acts to you and to your fathers.

  • Eccl 8:2
    71%

    2 I say to you, Keep the king's law, from respect for the oath of God.

  • Ps 81:8
    71%

    8 Give ear, O my people, and I will give you my word, O Israel, if you will only do as I say!

  • Num 11:17
    71%

    17 And I will come down and have talk with you there: and I will take some of the spirit which is on you and put it on them, and they will take part of the weight of the people off you, so that you do not have to take it by yourself.

  • 1 Sam 8:9
    71%

    9 Give ear now to their voice: but make a serious protest to them, and give them a picture of the sort of king who will be their ruler.

  • Deut 16:18
    71%

    18 You are to make judges and overseers in all your towns which the Lord your God gives you, for every tribe: and they are to be upright men, judging the people in righteousness.

  • 1 Chr 22:12-13
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    71%

    12 Only may the Lord give you wisdom, and knowledge of his orders for Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

    13 And all will go well for you, if you take care to keep the laws and the rules which the Lord gave to Moses for Israel: be strong and take heart; have no fear and do not be troubled.

  • Deut 5:31
    71%

    31 But as for you, keep your place here by me, and I will give you all the orders and the laws and the decisions which you are to make clear to them, so that they may do them in the land which I am giving them for their heritage.

  • Num 27:20
    71%

    20 And put your honour on him, so that all the children of Israel may be under his authority.

  • 2 Chr 10:9
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    9 And he said to them, What is your opinion? What answer are we to give to this people who have said to me, Make less the weight of the yoke which your father put on us?

  • Judg 20:7
    70%

    7 Here you all are, you children of Israel; give now your suggestions about what is to be done.

  • Jer 18:19
    70%

    19 Give thought to me, O Lord, and give ear to the voice of those who put forward a cause against me.

  • Exod 4:12
    70%

    12 So go now, and I will be with your mouth, teaching you what to say.

  • 1 Sam 24:15
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    15 After whom has the king of Israel come out? for whom are you searching? for a dead dog, an insect.

  • Judg 18:19
    69%

    19 And they said to him, Be quiet; say nothing, and come with us and be our father and priest; is it better for you to be priest to one man's house or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

  • 1 Kgs 3:9
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    9 Give your servant, then, a wise heart for judging your people, able to see what is good and what evil; for who is able to be the judge of this great people?

  • 1 Sam 10:7
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    7 And when these signs come to you, see that you take the chance which is offered you; for God is with you.

  • Ps 78:1
    69%

    1 <Maschil. Of Asaph.> Give ear, O my people, to my law; let your ears be bent down to the words of my mouth.

  • 2 Chr 19:10-11
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    10 And if any cause comes before you from your brothers living in their towns, where the death punishment is in question, or where there are questions of law or order, or rules or decisions, make them take care that they are not in the wrong before the Lord, so that wrath may not come on you and on your brothers; do this and you yourselves will not be in the wrong.

    11 And now, Amariah, the chief priest, is over you in all questions to do with the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the head of the family of Judah, in everything to do with the king's business; and the Levites will be overseers for you. Be strong to do the work; and may the Lord be with the upright.

  • Deut 13:18
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    18 So long as you give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and keep all his orders which I give you today, and do what is right in the eyes of the Lord your God.

  • 2 Sam 17:11
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    11 But my suggestion is that all Israel, from Dan as far as Beer-sheba, comes together to you, a great army like the sands of the sea in number; and that you yourself go out among them.

  • 1 Sam 8:21
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    21 Then Samuel, after hearing all the people had to say, went and gave an account of it to the Lord.