Exodus 18:22

KJV1611 – Modern English

And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves; so it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Let them judge the people at all times. Have them bring every difficult case to you, but have them decide simple cases themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear [the burden] with thee.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And let them iudge the people at all seasons: Yf there be any greate matter, let them brynge that vnto the, and let them iudge all small causes them selues, and ease thi selfe, ad let them bere with the.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    that they maye allwaye iudge the people. But where there is eny greate matter, that they brynge the same vnto the, and iudge the small causes them selues: so shall it be lighter for the, yf they beare the burthen with the.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And let them iudge the people at all seasons: but euery great matter let them bring vnto thee, and let them iudge all small causes: so shall it be easier for thee, when they shal beare the burden with thee.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And let them iudge the people at all seasons: and euery great matter that commeth, let them bryng vnto thee, but let them iudge all small causes them selues, and so shall it be easier for thy selfe, and they shall beare a burthen with thee.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, [that] every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear [the burden] with thee.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Let them judge the people at all times. It shall be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves. So shall it be easier for you, and they shall share the load with you.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and they have judged the people at all times; and it hath come to pass, every great matter they bring in unto thee, and every small matter they judge themselves; and lighten it from off thyself, and they have borne with thee.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear `the burden' with thee.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear [the burden] with thee.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Let them judge the people at all times. It shall be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves. So shall it be easier for you, and they shall share the load with you.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They will judge the people under normal circumstances, and every difficult case they will bring to you, but every small case they themselves will judge, so that you may make it easier for yourself, and they will bear the burden with you.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 11:17 : 17 And I will come down and talk with you there, and I will take of the Spirit which is upon you, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you do not bear it yourself alone.
  • Num 15:33 : 33 And those who found him gathering sticks brought him to Moses and Aaron, and to all the congregation.
  • Num 27:2 : 2 And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the leaders and all the congregation, by the entrance of the tent of meeting, saying,
  • Num 36:1 : 1 And the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of the sons of Joseph, came near and spoke before Moses and before the leaders, the chief fathers of the children of Israel:
  • Exod 18:26 : 26 And they judged the people at all times; the hard cases they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
  • Lev 24:11 : 11 And the Israelite woman's son blasphemed the name of the LORD and cursed. And they brought him to Moses: (and his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:)
  • Exod 18:18 : 18 You will surely wear yourself out, and these people who are with you as well, for this thing is too heavy for you; you are not able to perform it by yourself.
  • Deut 1:17-18 : 17 You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid of anyone, for the judgment is God's. The case that is too difficult for you, bring to me, and I will hear it. 18 And I commanded you at that time all the things which you should do.
  • Deut 17:8-9 : 8 If a matter arises that is too hard for you to judge, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of dispute within your gates, then you shall arise and go up to the place which the LORD your God chooses, 9 and you shall come to the priests, the Levites, and to the judge who is in office in those days, and inquire, and they shall declare to you the verdict of the judgment.
  • Rom 13:6 : 6 For this reason, pay your taxes also, for they are God's ministers attending continually to this very thing.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Exod 18:25-26
    2 verses
    85%

    25And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

    26And they judged the people at all times; the hard cases they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

  • Exod 18:18-21
    4 verses
    81%

    18You will surely wear yourself out, and these people who are with you as well, for this thing is too heavy for you; you are not able to perform it by yourself.

    19Listen now to my voice; I will give you counsel, and God will be with you. Be for the people a representative to God, that you may bring the causes to God.

    20And you shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do.

    21Moreover, you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

  • Exod 18:23
    80%

    23If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all this people will go to their place in peace.

  • Deut 1:12-18
    7 verses
    78%

    12How can I alone bear your problems, your burdens, and your complaints?

    13Choose wise, understanding, and knowledgeable men among your tribes, and I will make them leaders over you.

    14And you answered me and said, The thing which you have spoken is good for us to do.

    15So I took the heads of your tribes, wise and known men, and made them leaders over you, captains over thousands, captains over hundreds, captains over fifties, and captains over tens, and officers among your tribes.

    16And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear the cases between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger who is with him.

    17You shall not show partiality in judgment; you shall hear the small as well as the great; you shall not be afraid of anyone, for the judgment is God's. The case that is too difficult for you, bring to me, and I will hear it.

    18And I commanded you at that time all the things which you should do.

  • Deut 16:18
    77%

    18Judges and officers you shall make for yourself in all your gates, which the LORD your God gives you, throughout your tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

  • Exod 18:16
    75%

    16When they have a dispute, they come to me, and I judge between one and another, and make them know the statutes of God and His laws.

  • Deut 17:8-11
    4 verses
    75%

    8If a matter arises that is too hard for you to judge, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of dispute within your gates, then you shall arise and go up to the place which the LORD your God chooses,

    9and you shall come to the priests, the Levites, and to the judge who is in office in those days, and inquire, and they shall declare to you the verdict of the judgment.

    10You shall do according to the decision they give you at the place which the LORD chooses, and you shall be careful to do according to all that they instruct you.

    11According to the sentence of the law which they teach you, and according to the judgment which they tell you, you shall do; you shall not turn aside from the sentence they show you, to the right hand or to the left.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
    74%

    6And said to the judges, Take heed what you do, for you judge not for man but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.

  • Ezra 7:25
    72%

    25And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, set magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of your God; and teach those who do not know them.

  • Exod 21:1
    72%

    1Now these are the judgments you shall set before them.

  • Deut 25:1
    70%

    1If there is a dispute between men, and they come to judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

  • Ps 72:2
    70%

    2He shall judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.

  • 1 Sam 8:12
    70%

    12And he will appoint captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and will set them to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war, and equipment for his chariots.

  • 1 Kgs 12:9
    70%

    9and he said to them, What counsel do you give that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which your father put upon us lighter?

  • 2 Chr 10:9-10
    2 verses
    70%

    9And he said to them, What advice do you give that we may return an answer to this people who have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that your father did put upon us?

    10And the young men that were brought up with him spoke to him, saying, Thus shall you answer the people who spoke to you, saying, Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it somewhat lighter for us; thus shall you say to them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.

  • Num 11:16-17
    2 verses
    70%

    16And the LORD said to Moses, Gather to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them to the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with you.

    17And I will come down and talk with you there, and I will take of the Spirit which is upon you, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you do not bear it yourself alone.

  • 2 Chr 19:10-11
    2 verses
    69%

    10And whatever cause shall come to you from your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, you shall even warn them that they do not trespass against the LORD, and so wrath come upon you and upon your brethren: this do, and you shall not trespass.

    11And behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah, the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good.

  • Exod 18:13-14
    2 verses
    69%

    13And it happened on the next day that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood by Moses from morning until evening.

    14When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand by you from morning to evening?

  • 2 Chr 19:8
    69%

    8Moreover, in Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.

  • Deut 20:9
    69%

    9And it shall be, when the officers have finished speaking to the people, that they shall make captains of the armies to lead the people.

  • Judg 2:18
    69%

    18And when the LORD raised up judges for them, the LORD was with the judge and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings due to those who oppressed them and vexed them.

  • Num 27:20
    68%

    20And you shall impart some of your honor to him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may obey.

  • 1 Cor 6:4
    68%

    4If then you have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

  • 1 Chr 28:21
    68%

    21And, behold, the divisions of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with you for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with you for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the leaders and all the people will be wholly at your command.

  • Deut 19:17
    68%

    17Then both men in the controversy shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who serve in that time;

  • 1 Sam 8:9
    68%

    9Now therefore listen to their voice: however, you shall solemnly warn them, and show them the manner of the king who shall reign over them.

  • 1 Chr 22:13
    67%

    13Then you shall prosper, if you take heed to fulfill the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; do not fear, nor be dismayed.

  • Jer 22:16
    67%

    16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? says the LORD.

  • Deut 17:14
    67%

    14When you come to the land which the LORD your God gives you, and possess it and dwell in it, and say, 'I will set a king over me like all the nations that are around me,'

  • Eccl 5:8
    67%

    8If you see the oppression of the poor and the violent perversion of judgment and justice in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for He who is higher than the highest regards, and there are higher than they.

  • Lev 19:15
    67%

    15You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: you shall not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.

  • 1 Kgs 3:28
    67%

    28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had made; and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to do judgment.