Exodus 18:23 - Forerunner Commentary

Exodus 18:23

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.

25 And ^aMoses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people: rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

26 So they judged the people at all times; the ^ahard cases they brought to Moses, but they judged every small case themselves.

27 Then Moses let his father-in-law depart, and ^ahe went his way to his own land.

Verse Comparison: Exodus 18:23

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American Standard Version
If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people also shall go to their place in peace.

Amplified® Bible
If you will do this, and God so commands you, you will be able to endure [the strain], and all these people also will go to their [tents] in peace.

Contemporary English Version
This is the way God wants it done. You won't be under nearly as much stress, and everyone else will return home feeling satisfied.

Darby English Version
If thou do this thing, and God command thee [so], thou wilt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.

Good News Bible
If you do this, as God commands, you will not wear yourself out, and all these people can go home with their disputes settled."

King James Version
If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.

New American Standard Bible
"If you do this thing and God {so} commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace."

New International Version
If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to stand the strain, and all these people will go home satisfied."

New King James Version
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 place in peace.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"If you do this thing and God so commands you, then you will have the capability to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace."

Revised Standard Version
If you do this, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all this people also will go to their place in peace."

Young's Literal Translation
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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