Exodus 18:17

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

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    12And 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.

    13And 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;

    14and 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?'

    15And Moses saith to his father-in-law, `Because the people come unto me to seek God;

    16when 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.'

  • Exod 18:18-19
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    18thou 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;

  • Exod 18:23-24
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    23If 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.'

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

  • Exod 18:26-27
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    26and they have judged the people at all times; the hard matter they bring in unto Moses, and every small matter they judge themselves.

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

  • Exod 18:1-2
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    1And 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,

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

  • Exod 18:5-10
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    78%

    5And 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;

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

    7And 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;

    8and 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.

    9And Jethro rejoiceth for all the good which Jehovah hath done to Israel, whom He hath delivered from the hand of the Egyptians;

    10and Jethro saith, `Blessed `is' Jehovah, who hath delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of Pharaoh -- who hath delivered this people from under the hand of the Egyptians;

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  • Num 10:29-30
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    29And 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.'

    30And he saith unto him, `I do not go; but unto my land and unto my kindred do I go.'

  • Exod 4:18
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    18And 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.'

  • Num 14:41
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    41And Moses saith, `Why `is' this? -- ye are transgressing the command of Jehovah, and it doth not prosper;

  • Exod 3:1
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  • Lev 19:1
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  • Exod 5:22
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    22And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, `Lord, why hast Thou done evil to this people? why `is' this? -- Thou hast sent me!

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  • Num 16:28
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    28And 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;

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  • Num 11:11
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  • Deut 27:11
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  • Exod 17:4
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    4And Moses crieth to Jehovah, saying, `What do I to this people? yet a little, and they have stoned me.'

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  • Exod 19:7
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  • Exod 2:14
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  • Exod 8:26
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    26and Moses saith, `Not right to do so, for the abomination of the Egyptians we do sacrifice to Jehovah our God; lo, we sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes -- and they do not stone us!

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