Jethro Advises Moses
Exodus 18:13
In 11 translations
- BSB
- The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.
- KJV
- ¶ And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.
- WEB
- On the next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from the morning to the evening.
- ASV
- And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood about Moses from the morning unto the evening.
- LSV
- And it comes to pass on the next day, that Moses sits to judge the people, and the people stand before Moses from the morning to the evening;
- YLT
- 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;
- DBY
- And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood by Moses from the morning to the evening.
- DRC
- And the next day Moses sat, to judge the people, who stood by Moses from morning until night.
- GNV
- Now on the morow, when Moses sate to iudge the people, the people stoode about Moses from morning vnto euen.
- JPS
- And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood about Moses from the morning unto the evening.
- LXXE
- And it came to pass after the morrow that Moses sat to judge the people, and all the people stood by Moses from morning till evening.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַיְהִי֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב מֹשֶׁ֖ה לִשְׁפֹּ֣ט אֶת־הָעָ֑ם וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד הָעָם֙ עַל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה מִן־הַבֹּ֖קֶר עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ τὴν ἐπαύριον συνεκάθισε Μωυσῆς κρίνειν τὸν λαόν· παρειστήκει δὲ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς Μωυσῇ ἀπὸ πρωΐθεν ἕως δείλης.
Who and where
👤 Moses◆ Wilderness Wanderings
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
JethroMosesAppealDecisionKenites, TheCourts, JudicialBlindness, JudicialHeathenElder in the Old TestamentJudging Judgment
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Cross-references most cited first
- Romans 12:8if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
- Joel 3:12Let the nations be roused and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side.
- Romans 13:6This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.
- Matthew 23:2“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
- Judges 5:10You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder
- Isaiah 16:5in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.
- Job 29:7When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).