Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

King James Version

And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God:

Holman Bible

Moses replied to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

International Standard Version

Moses told his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to seek God's will.

A Conservative Version

And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

American Standard Version

And Moses said unto his father-in-law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God:

Amplified

Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to ask [about the will] of God.

Bible in Basic English

And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to get directions from God:

Darby Translation

And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to enquire of God.

Julia Smith Translation

And Moses will say to his father-in-law, Because the people will come to me to seek God.

King James 2000

And Moses said unto his father-in-law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God:

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to seek God.

Modern King James verseion

And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Moses said unto his father-in-law, "Because the people came unto me to seek counsel of God.

NET Bible

Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

New Heart English Bible

Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

The Emphasized Bible

And Moses said to his father-in-law, - Because the people come in unto me to seek God:

Webster

And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to inquire of God:

World English Bible

Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

Youngs Literal Translation

And Moses saith to his father-in-law, 'Because the people come unto me to seek God;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
משׁה 
Mosheh 
Usage: 766

חתן 
Chathan 
Usage: 28

עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

unto me to enquire
דּרשׁ 
Darash 
Usage: 164

References

Context Readings

Jethro's Visit

14 Jethro saw everything that Moses had to do. He asked: What is all this that you are doing for the people? Why are you doing this all alone? There are people standing here from morning till night to consult you? 15 Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God. 16 They bring their complaints to me. I make decisions on the basis of God's laws.

Cross References

Numbers 15:34

They held him in custody until they decided what to do with him.

Numbers 27:5

So Moses brought their case to Jehovah.

Exodus 18:19-20

Listen to the advice I give you. May God be with you! You must be the people's representative to God and bring their disagreements to him.

Leviticus 24:12-14

They held him in custody until Jehovah told them what to do.

Numbers 9:6

There were some men who had become unclean from touching a dead body. They could not celebrate the Passover that day. They went to Moses and Aaron.

Numbers 9:8

Moses answered: Wait here until I find out what Jehovah commands you to do.

Deuteronomy 17:8-13

If any case is too difficult for you to decide, between one kind of homicide or another, between one kind of lawsuit or another, and between one kind of assault or another, being cases of dispute in your courts, then you should go to the place Jehovah your God chooses.

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