Exodus 18:15

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And Moses saith to his father-in-law, `Because the people come unto me to seek God;

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  • Num 15:34 : 34 and they place him in ward, for it `is' not explained what is `to be' done to him.
  • Num 27:5 : 5 and Moses bringeth near their cause before Jehovah.
  • Deut 17:8-9 : 8 `When anything is too hard for thee for judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke -- matters of strife within thy gates -- then thou hast risen, and gone up unto the place on which Jehovah thy God doth fix, 9 and hast come in unto the priests, the Levites, and unto the judge who is in those days, and hast inquired, and they have declared to thee the word of judgment, 10 and thou hast done according to the tenor of the word which they declare to thee (`they' of that place which Jehovah doth choose; and thou hast observed to do according to all that they direct thee. 11 `According to the tenor of the law which they direct thee, and according to the judgment which they say to thee thou dost do; thou dost not turn aside from the word which they declare to thee, right or left. 12 And the man who acteth with presumption, so as not to hearken unto the priest (who is standing to serve there Jehovah thy God), or unto the judge, even that man hath died, and thou hast put away the evil thing from Israel, 13 and all the people do hear and fear, and do not presume any more.
  • Exod 18:19-20 : 19 `Now, hearken to my voice, I counsel thee, and God is with thee: be thou for the people over-against God, and thou hast brought in the things unto God; 20 and thou hast warned them `concerning' the statutes and the laws, and hast made known to them the way in which they go, and the work which they do.
  • Lev 24:12-14 : 12 and he causeth him to rest in charge -- to explain to them by the mouth of Jehovah. 13 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, 14 `Bring out the reviler unto the outside of the camp; and all those hearing have laid their hands on his head, and all the company have stoned him.
  • Num 9:6 : 6 And there are men who have been defiled by the body of a man, and they have not been able to prepare the passover on that day, and they come near before Moses, and before Aaron, on that day,
  • Num 9:8 : 8 And Moses saith unto them, `Stand ye, and I hear what Jehovah hath commanded concerning you.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 86%

    12 And Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, taketh a burnt-offering and sacrifices for God; and Aaron cometh in, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with the father-in-law of Moses, before God.

    13 And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that Moses sitteth to judge the people, and the people stand before Moses, from the morning unto the evening;

    14 and the father-in-law of Moses seeth all that he is doing to the people, and saith, `What `is' this thing which thou art doing to the people? wherefore art thou sitting by thyself, and all the people standing by thee from morning till evening?'

  • 84%

    16 when they have a matter, it hath come unto me, and I have judged between a man and his neighbour, and made known the statutes of God, and His laws.'

    17 And the father-in-law of Moses saith unto him, `The thing which thou art doing `is' not good;

    18 thou dost surely wear away, both thou, and this people which `is' with thee, for the thing is too heavy for thee, thou art not able to do it by thyself.

    19 `Now, hearken to my voice, I counsel thee, and God is with thee: be thou for the people over-against God, and thou hast brought in the things unto God;

  • 82%

    23 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.'

    24 And Moses hearkeneth to the voice of his father-in-law, and doth all that he said,

    25 and Moses chooseth men of ability out of all Israel, and maketh them chiefs over the people, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,

    26 and they have judged the people at all times; the hard matter they bring in unto Moses, and every small matter they judge themselves.

    27 And Moses sendeth his father-in-law away, and he goeth away unto his own land.

  • Exod 18:1-2
    2 verses
    82%

    1 And Jethro priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses, heareth all that God hath done for Moses, and for Israel his people, that Jehovah hath brought out Israel from Egypt,

    2 and Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, taketh Zipporah, wife of Moses, besides her parents,

  • Exod 18:5-8
    4 verses
    81%

    5 And Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, cometh, and his sons, and his wife, unto Moses, unto the wilderness where he is encamping -- the mount of God;

    6 and he saith unto Moses, `I, thy father-in-law, Jethro, am coming unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.'

    7 And Moses goeth out to meet his father-in-law, and boweth himself, and kisseth him, and they ask one at another of welfare, and come into the tent;

    8 and Moses recounteth to his father-in-law all that Jehovah hath done to Pharaoh, and to the Egyptians, on account of Israel, all the travail which hath found them in the way, and Jehovah doth deliver them.

  • 1 And Moses hath been feeding the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, priest of Midian, and he leadeth the flock behind the wilderness, and cometh in unto the mount of God, to Horeb;

  • 1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

  • 15 And Moses speaketh unto Jehovah, saying,

  • 18 And Moses goeth and turneth back unto Jethro his father-in-law, and saith to him, `Let me go, I pray thee, and I turn back unto my brethren who `are' in Egypt, and I see whether they are yet alive.' And Jethro saith to Moses, `Go in peace.'

  • 17 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

  • 5 and Moses bringeth near their cause before Jehovah.

  • 7 And Moses cometh, and calleth for the elders of the people, and setteth before them all these words which Jehovah hath commanded him;

  • 1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

  • 29 And Moses saith to Hobab son of Raguel the Midianite, father-in-law of Moses, `We are journeying unto the place of which Jehovah hath said, I give it to you; go with us, and we have done good to thee; for Jehovah hath spoken good concerning Israel.'

  • 1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

  • 1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

  • 22 And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, `Lord, why hast Thou done evil to this people? why `is' this? -- Thou hast sent me!

  • 25 And Moses goeth down unto the people, and saith unto them: --

  • 1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

  • 13 And Moses saith unto Jehovah, `Then have the Egyptians heard! for Thou hast brought up with Thy power this people out of their midst,

  • 11 And Moses appeaseth the face of Jehovah his God, and saith, `Why, O Jehovah, doth Thine anger burn against Thy people, whom Thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a strong hand?

  • 18 And they come in to Reuel their father, and he saith, `Wherefore have ye hastened to come in to-day?'

  • Exod 3:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10 and now, come, and I send thee unto Pharaoh, and bring thou out My people, the sons of Israel, out of Egypt.'

    11 And Moses saith unto God, `Who `am' I, that I go unto Pharaoh, and that I bring out the sons of Israel from Egypt?'

  • 4 And Moses crieth to Jehovah, saying, `What do I to this people? yet a little, and they have stoned me.'

  • 16 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

  • 15 And Pharaoh heareth of this thing, and seeketh to slay Moses, and Moses fleeth from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelleth in the land of Midian, and dwelleth by the well.

  • 3 And Moses hath gone up unto God, and Jehovah calleth unto him out of the mount, saying, `Thus dost thou say to the house of Jacob, and declare to the sons of Israel,

  • 31 and Moses having seen did wonder at the sight; and he drawing near to behold, there came a voice of the Lord unto him,

  • 28 And Moses saith, `By this ye do know that Jehovah hath sent me to do all these works, that `they are' not from my own heart;

  • 1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

  • 17 And Moses bringeth out the people to meet God from the camp, and they station themselves at the lower part of the mount,

  • 9 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Lo, I am coming unto thee in the thickness of the cloud, so that the people hear in My speaking with thee, and also believe in thee to the age;' and Moses declareth the words of the people unto Jehovah.

  • 1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

  • 4 and Jehovah seeth that he hath turned aside to see, and God calleth unto him out of the midst of the bush, and saith, `Moses, Moses;' and he saith, `Here `am' I.'

  • 13 And Moses saith unto God, `Lo, I am coming unto the sons of Israel, and have said to them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you, and they have said to me, What `is' His name? what do I say unto them?'