Exodus 18:13 Parallel Translations

The next day Moses was settling disagreements among the people. The people stood around Moses from morning until evening.(GOD'S WORD®)

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.

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.

BBE:

Now on the day after, Moses took his seat to give decisions for the people: and the people were waiting before Moses from morning till 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.

ERV:

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.

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.

WBS:

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.

WEB:

It happened on the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around 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;

Exodus 18:13 Cross References

XREF:

Exodus 18:12 Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat a meal with Moses' father-in-law before God.

Exodus 18:14 Now when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, "What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge and all the people stand about you from morning until evening?" (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

18:13 Moses sat to judge the people - To answer enquiries; to acquaint them with the will of God in doubtful cases, and to explain the laws of God that were already given.

MHC:

18:13-27 Here is the great zeal and the toil of Moses as a magistrate. Having been employed to redeem Israel out of the house of bondage, he is a further type of Christ, that he is employed as a lawgiver and a judge among them. If the people were as quarrelsome one with another as they were with God, no doubt Moses had many causes brought before him. This business Moses was called to; it appears that he did it with great care and kindness. The meanest Israelite was welcome to bring his cause before him. Moses kept to his business from morning to night. Jethro thought it was too much for him to undertake alone; also it would make the administration of justice tiresome to the people. There may be over-doing even in well-doing. Wisdom is profitable to direct, that we may neither content ourselves with less than our duty, nor task ourselves beyond our strength. Jethro advised Moses to a better plan. Great men should not only study to be useful themselves, but contrive to make others useful. Care must be taken in the choice of the persons admitted into such a trust. They should be men of good sense, that understood business, and that would not be daunted by frowns or clamours, but abhorred the thought of a bribe. Men of piety and religion; such as fear God, who dare not to do a base thing, though they could do it secretly and securely. The fear of God will best fortify a man against temptations to injustice. Moses did not despise this advice. Those are not wise, who think themselves too wise to be counselled.

CONC:

Decisions Evening Judge Morning Morrow Pass Sat Seat Serve Sitteth Stand Stood Till Waiting

Decisions Evening Judge Morning Morrow Moses Sat Seat Serve Sitteth Stand Stood Waiting

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