Exodus 18:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

If 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.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to endure, and all these people will go home satisfied and at peace.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    If thou shalt do{H6213} this thing,{H1697} and God{H430} command{H6680} thee so, then thou shalt be able{H3201} to endure,{H5975} and all this people{H5971} also shall go{H935} to their place{H4725} in peace.{H7965}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    If thou shalt do{H6213}{(H8799)} this thing{H1697}, and God{H430} command{H6680}{(H8765)} thee so, then thou shalt be able{H3201}{(H8804)} to endure{H5975}{(H8800)}, and all this people{H5971} shall also go{H935}{(H8799)} to their place{H4725} in peace{H7965}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Yf thou shalt doo this thinge, then thou shalt be able to endure that which God chargeth the with all, and all this people shall goo to their places quietly.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Yf thou shalt do this, then mayest thou endure the thinge that God chargeth the withall, and all this people maie go peaceably vnto their place.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    If thou do this thing, (& God so command thee) both thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shal also go quietly to their place.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    If thou shalt do this thing, and God charge thee withall, thou shalt be able to endure, and yet the people shall come to their place in peace.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee [so], then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

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

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    If thou dost this thing, and God hath commanded thee, then thou hast been able to stand, and all this people also goeth in unto its place in peace.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people also shall go to their place in peace.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people also shall go to their place in peace.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people will be able to go home satisfied.”

Referenced Verses

  • 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.
  • 1 Sam 8:6-7 : 6 But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to the LORD. 7 And the LORD said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you: for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
  • 1 Sam 8:22 : 22 And the LORD said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Each of you go to your city.
  • 2 Sam 18:3 : 3 But the people answered, You shall not go out: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; nor if half of us die, will they care for us: but you are worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that you support us out of the city.
  • 2 Sam 19:39 : 39 And all the people went over the Jordan. And when the king had crossed over, the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him; and he returned to his own place.
  • 2 Sam 21:17 : 17 But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, came to his aid and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then David's men swore to him, saying, You shall no more go out with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel.
  • Acts 15:2 : 2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
  • Gal 2:2 : 2 And I went up by revelation and communicated to them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.
  • Phil 1:24-25 : 24 Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you. 25 And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith;
  • Gen 18:33 : 33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham, and Abraham returned to his place.
  • Gen 21:10-12 : 10 Therefore she said to Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son, for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. 11 And the matter was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son. 12 But God said to Abraham, Do not let it be grievous in your sight because of the lad and because of your bondwoman. In all that Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac shall your seed be called.
  • Gen 30:25 : 25 When Rachel had borne Joseph, Jacob said to Laban, "Send me away that I may go to my own place and country."
  • Exod 16:29 : 29 See, the LORD has given you the Sabbath, therefore he gives you on the sixth day bread for two days. Let every man remain in his place; let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.

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    24 So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he said.

    25 And 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.

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

    27 And Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way to his own land.

  • Exod 18:13-22
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    13 And it happened on the next day that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood by Moses from morning until evening.

    14 When 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?

    15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

    16 When 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.

    17 And Moses' father-in-law said to him, The thing that you do is not good.

    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.

    19 Listen 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.

    20 And 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.

    21 Moreover, 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.

    22 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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    75%

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    7 And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed down, and kissed him; and they asked each other about their well-being; and they went into the tent.

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

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    18 When you shall listen to the voice of the LORD your God, to keep all his commandments which I command you this day, to do what is right in the eyes of the LORD your God.

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    23 Even all that the LORD has commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day that the LORD commanded Moses, and onward through your generations;

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    10 You shall therefore obey the voice of the LORD your God, and do His commandments and His statutes, which I command you today.

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