Exodus 18:26

In 11 translations

BSB

And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.

KJV

And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

WEB

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

ASV

And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

LSV

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

YLT

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

DBY

And they judged the people at all times: the hard matters they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged.

DRC

And they judged the people at all times: and whatsoever was of greater difficulty they referred to him, and they judged the easier cases only.

GNV

And they iudged the people at all seasons, but they brought the hard causes vnto Moses: for they iudged all small matters themselues.

JPS

And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

LXXE

And they judged the people at all times; and every too burdensome matter they brought to Moses, but every light matter they judged themselves.

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WLC

וְשָׁפְט֥וּ אֶת־הָעָ֖ם בְּכָל־עֵ֑ת אֶת־הַדָּבָ֤ר הַקָּשֶׁה֙ יְבִיא֣וּן אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֔ה וְכָל־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַקָּטֹ֖ן יִשְׁפּוּט֥וּ הֵֽם׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐκρίνοσαν τὸν λαὸν πᾶσαν ὥραν· πᾶν δὲ ῥῆμα ὑπέρογκον ἀνεφέροσαν ἐπὶ Μωυσῆν· πᾶν δὲ ῥῆμα ἐλαφρὸν ἐκρίνοσαν αὐτοί.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Exodus 18:22Have these men judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened as they share it with you.
• Exodus 18:14–15When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, with all the people standing around you from morning till…
• 1 Kings 3:16–28At that time two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. One woman said, “Please, my lord, this woman and I live in the same house, and I gave birth while she was in the house. On the third day after I gave…
• Deuteronomy 17:8If a case is too difficult for you to judge, whether the controversy within your gates is regarding bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults, you must go up to the place the LORD your God will choose.
• Job 29:16I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
• 1 Kings 10:1Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.

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