Exodus 18:20 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 18:20

18 Both you and these people who are with you will surely wear yourselves out. For this thing is too much for you; ^ayou are not able to perform it by yourself.

19 Listen now to my voice; I will give you¹ counsel, and God will be with you: Stand ^abefore God for the people, so that you may ^bbring the difficulties to God.

20 And you shall ^ateach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way in which they must walk and ^bthe work they must do.

21 Moreover you shall select from all the people ^aable men, such as ^bfear God, ^cmen of truth, ^dhating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

22 And let them judge the people at all times. ^aThen it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for you, for ^bthey will bear the burden with you.

23 If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all this people will also go to their ^aplace in peace.”

24 So Moses heeded the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 18:20

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American Standard Version
and thou shalt teach them the statutes and the laws, and shalt show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.

Amplified® Bible
Teaching them the decrees and laws, showing them the way they must walk and the work they must do.

Contemporary English Version
and you should teach them God's laws and show them what they must do to live right.

Darby English Version
and teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must do.

Good News Bible
You should teach them God's commands and explain to them how they should live and what they should do.

King James Version
And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.

New American Standard Bible
then teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they are to walk and the work they are to do.

New International Version
Teach them the decrees and laws, and show them the way to live and the duties they are to perform.

New King James Version
And you shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and show them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
then teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they should walk and the work they should do.

Revised Standard Version
and you shall teach them the statutes and the decisions, and make them know the way in which they must walk and what they must do.

Young's Literal Translation
and 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.

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