Exodus 18:23

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.'

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  • Exod 18:18 : 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.
  • 1 Sam 8:6-7 : 6 And the thing is evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they have said, `Give to us a king to judge us;' and Samuel prayeth unto Jehovah. 7 And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Hearken to the voice of the people, to all that they say unto thee, for thee they have not rejected, but Me they have rejected, from reigning over them.
  • 1 Sam 8:22 : 22 and Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Hearken to their voice, and thou hast caused to reign over them a king.' And Samuel saith unto the men of Israel, `Go ye each to his city.'
  • 2 Sam 18:3 : 3 And the people say, `Thou dost not go out, for if we utterly flee, they do not set `their' heart upon us; and if half of us die, they do not set `their' heart unto us -- for now like us `are' ten thousand; and now, better that thou be to us from the city for an helper.'
  • 2 Sam 19:39 : 39 And all the people pass over the Jordan, and the king hath passed over, and the king giveth a kiss to Barzillai, and blesseth him, and he turneth back to his place.
  • 2 Sam 21:17 : 17 and Abishai son of Zeruiah giveth help to him, and smiteth the Philistine, and putteth him to death; then swear the men of David to him, saying, `Thou dost not go out again with us to battle, nor quench the lamp of Israel.'
  • Acts 15:2 : 2 there having been, therefore, not a little dissension and disputation to Paul and Barnabas with them, they arranged for Paul and Barnabas, and certain others of them, to go up unto the apostles and elders to Jerusalem about this question,
  • Gal 2:2 : 2 and I went up by revelation, and did submit to them the good news that I preach among the nations, and privately to those esteemed, lest in vain I might run or did run;
  • Phil 1:24-25 : 24 and to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account, 25 and of this being persuaded, I have known that I shall remain and continue with you all, to your advancement and joy of the faith,
  • Gen 18:33 : 33 And Jehovah goeth on, when He hath finished speaking unto Abraham, and Abraham hath turned back to his place.
  • Gen 21:10-12 : 10 and she saith to Abraham, `Cast out this handmaid and her son; for the son of this handmaid hath no possession with my son -- with Isaac.' 11 And the thing is very wrong in the eyes of Abraham, for his son's sake; 12 and God saith unto Abraham, `Let it not be wrong in thine eyes because of the youth, and because of thy handmaid: all that Sarah saith unto thee -- hearken to her voice, for in Isaac is a seed called to thee.
  • Gen 30:25 : 25 And it cometh to pass, when Rachel hath borne Joseph, that Jacob saith unto Laban, `Send me away, and I go unto my place, and to my land;
  • Exod 16:29 : 29 see, because Jehovah hath given to you the sabbath, therefore He is giving to you on the sixth day bread of two days; abide ye each `in' his place, no one doth go out from his place on the seventh day.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Exod 18:24-27
    4 verses
    83%

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

    25and 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,

    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 18:13-22
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    80%

    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.'

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

    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;

    20and 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.

    21`And thou -- thou dost provide out of all the people men of ability, fearing God, men of truth, hating dishonest gain, and hast placed `these' over them, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,

    22and 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.

  • Exod 4:18
    75%

    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 32:20
    74%

    20And Moses saith unto them, `If ye do this thing: if ye are armed before Jehovah for battle,

  • 1 Chr 22:13
    73%

    13then thou dost prosper, if thou dost observe to do the statutes and the judgments that Jehovah charged Moses with concerning Israel; be strong and courageous; do not fear, nor be cast down.

  • Exod 18:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    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.

  • Deut 6:18
    72%

    18and thou hast done that which is right and good in the eyes of Jehovah, so that it is well with thee, and thou hast gone in and possessed the good land which Jehovah hath sworn to thy fathers,

  • Josh 1:17
    72%

    17according to all that we hearkened unto Moses `in', so we hearken unto thee; surely Jehovah thy God is with thee as He hath been with Moses.

  • Exod 24:14
    71%

    14and unto the elders he hath said, `Abide ye for us in this `place', until that we turn back unto you, and lo, Aaron and Hur `are' with you -- he who hath matters doth come nigh unto them.'

  • Exod 18:1
    71%

    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,

  • Deut 17:8-10
    3 verses
    71%

    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,

    9and 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,

    10and 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.

  • Num 27:20
    70%

    20and hast put of thine honour upon him, so that all the company of the sons of Israel do hearken.

  • Exod 24:3
    70%

    3And Moses cometh in, and recounteth to the people all the words of Jehovah, and all the judgments, and all the people answer -- one voice, and say, `All the words which Jehovah hath spoken we do.'

  • Deut 1:18
    70%

    18and I command you, at that time, all the things which ye do.

  • Num 11:17
    70%

    17and I have come down and spoken with thee there, and have kept back of the Spirit which `is' upon thee, and have put on them, and they have borne with thee some of the burden of the people, and thou dost not bear `it' thyself alone.

  • Deut 13:18
    70%

    18when thou dost hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God, to keep all his commands which I am commanding thee to-day, to do that which `is' right in the eyes of Jehovah thy God.

  • Num 15:23
    70%

    23the whole that Jehovah hath charged upon you by the hand of Moses, from the day that Jehovah hath commanded, and henceforth, to your generations,

  • Deut 31:7
    70%

    7And Moses calleth for Joshua, and saith unto him before the eyes of all Israel, `Be strong and courageous, for thou -- thou dost go in with this people unto the land which Jehovah hath sworn to their fathers to give to them, and thou -- thou dost cause them to inherit it;

  • Num 29:40
    70%

    40And Moses saith unto the sons of Israel according to all that Jehovah hath commanded Moses.

  • Deut 20:11
    70%

    11and it hath been, if Peace it answer thee, and hath opened to thee, then it hath come to pass -- all the people who are found in it are to thee for tributaries, and have served thee.

  • Exod 19:7
    70%

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

  • Lev 24:13
    70%

    13And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

  • Num 14:13
    70%

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

  • Num 32:15
    69%

    15when ye turn back from after Him, then He hath added yet to leave him in the wilderness, and ye have done corruptly to all this people.'

  • Deut 27:10-11
    2 verses
    69%

    10and thou hast hearkened to the voice of Jehovah thy God, and done His commands, and His statutes, which I am commanding thee to-day.'

    11And Moses commandeth the people on that day, saying,

  • Deut 12:28
    69%

    28Observe, and thou hast obeyed all these words which I am commanding thee, in order that it may be well with thee and with thy sons after thee -- to the age, when thou dost that which `is' good and right in the eyes of Jehovah thy God.

  • Gen 15:15
    69%

    15and thou -- thou comest in unto thy fathers in peace; thou art buried in a good old age;

  • Num 14:15
    69%

    15`And Thou hast put to death this people as one man, and the nations who have heard Thy fame have spoken, saying,

  • Num 11:15
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    15and if thus Thou art doing to me -- slay me, I pray Thee; slay, if I have found grace in thine eyes, and let me not look on mine affliction.'

  • Num 31:2
    69%

    2`Execute the vengeance of the sons of Israel against the Midianites -- afterwards thou art gathered unto thy people.'

  • Deut 31:23
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    23and He commandeth Joshua son of Nun, and saith, `Be strong and courageous, for thou dost bring in the sons of Israel unto the land which I have sworn to them, and I -- I am with thee.'

  • Num 8:23
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    23And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

  • Num 10:29
    69%

    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.'