Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
If you will do this thing, and God command you, then you shall 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
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.
Holman Bible
If you do this, and God so directs you, you will be able to endure, and also all these people will be able to go home satisfied.”
International Standard Version
If you do this, and God so commands you, you will be able to stand the strain, and all these people will also go to their homes in peace."
A Conservative Version
If thou shall do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shall be able to endure, and all this people also shall go to their place in peace.
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
If you will do this thing and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure [the responsibility], and all these people will also go [back] to their tents in peace.”
Bible in Basic English
If you do this, and God gives approval, then you will be able to go on without weariness, and all this people will go to their tents in peace.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
If thou shalt do this word, and God commanded thee, and thou shalt be. able to stand, and all this people shall go to their place in peace.
King James 2000
If you shall do this thing, and God command you so, then you shall be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.
Lexham Expanded Bible
If you will do this thing and God will command you, [then] you will be able to endure, and also each of the people will go to his home in peace."
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If thou shalt do this thing, then thou shalt be able to endure that which God chargeth thee with all, and all this people shall go to their places quietly."
NET Bible
If you do this thing, and God so commands you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people will be able to go home satisfied."
New Heart English Bible
If you will do this thing, and God commands you so, then you will be able to endure, and all of these people also will go to their place in peace."
The Emphasized Bible
If, this thing, thou wilt do, and God shall command thee, then shalt thou be able to endure, - yea, moreover, all this people, shall go in, unto their dwellings, contented.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
If you will do this thing, and God commands you so, then you will be able to endure, and all of these people also will go to their place in peace."
Youngs 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.'
Themes
Court » Superior, and inferior
Courts » Other courts » Superior, held by moses
journey of israel through the Desert » To mount sinai » Judges appointed
Government » Mosaic » Administrative and judicial system
moses » Institutes a system of government
Topics
Interlinear
Yakol
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Exodus 18:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jethro's Visit
22 And let them judge the people at all times. And it shall be, every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge. And make it easier for yourself, and they shall bear with you. 23 If you will do this thing, and God command you, then you shall be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace. 24 And Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
Cross References
Exodus 18:18
You will surely wear away, both you and this people that is with you. For this thing is too heavy for you; you are not able to perform it alone.
Genesis 18:33
And Jehovah went His way as soon as He had left off talking with Abraham. And Abraham returned to his place.
Genesis 21:10-12
And she said to Abraham, Cast out this slave woman and her son. For the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son, with Isaac.
Genesis 30:25
And when Rachel had borne Joseph, it happened that Jacob said to Laban, Send me away so that I may go into my own place and to my country.
Exodus 16:29
See, because Jehovah has given you the sabbath, therefore He gives you the bread of two days on the sixth day. Each one stay in his place. Let not any one go out of his place on the seventh day.
1 Samuel 8:6-7
But the thing was evil in the eyes of Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed to Jehovah.
1 Samuel 8:22
And Jehovah said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said to the men of Israel, Every man go to his city.
2 Samuel 18:3
But the people answered, You shall not go forth. For if we run away, they will not set their heart on us, even if half of us die. For now you are worth ten thousand of us. And now it is better that you remain to help us from the city.
2 Samuel 19:39
And all the people went over Jordan. And when the king had come over, the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him. And he returned to his place.
2 Samuel 21:17
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah came to his aid, and struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, You shall not go out to battle with us any more, so that you do not put out the light of Israel.
Acts 15:2
Therefore dissension and not a little disputation occurring by Paul and Barnabas, they appointed Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
Galatians 2:2
And I went up by revelation. And I put before them the gospel which I proclaim in the nations, but privately to those seeming to be pillars, lest I run, or I ran, into vanity.
Philippians 1:24-25
But to remain in the flesh is more needful for you.