Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

They judged the people at all times; the difficult dispute they would bring to Moses, but every minor dispute they themselves would judge.

King James Version

And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

Holman Bible

They judged the people at all times; they would bring the hard cases to Moses, but they would judge every minor case themselves.

International Standard Version

They judged the people at all times; the difficult matters they brought to Moses, but every minor matter they judged.

A Conservative Version

and they judged the people at all seasons. The hard cases they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

American Standard Version

And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

Amplified

And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but every minor dispute they judged and decided themselves.

Bible in Basic English

And they were judges in the causes of the people at all times: the hard questions they put before Moses; but on every small point they gave decisions themselves.

Darby Translation

And they judged the people at all times: the hard matters they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged.

Julia Smith Translation

And they judged the people in all time; and the hard word they brought to Moses, and every small word they will judge themselves.

King James 2000

And they judged the people at all times: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And they judged the people all the time; the difficult issues they would bring to Moses, and every minor issue they would judge themselves.

Modern King James verseion

And they judged the people at all times. The hard causes they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And they judged the people at all seasons, and brought the hard causes unto Moses: and judged all small matters themselves.

NET Bible

They judged the people under normal circumstances; the difficult cases they would bring to Moses, but every small case they would judge themselves.

New Heart English Bible

They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard causes to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

The Emphasized Bible

And they shall judge the people, at any time, - the hard matters, shall they bring in unto Moses, but all the small matters, shall, they themselves, judge.

Webster

And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

World English Bible

They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard causes to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

Youngs Literal Translation

and they have judged the people at all times; the hard matter they bring in unto Moses, and every small matter they judge themselves.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁפט 
Shaphat 
Usage: 203

the people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

עת 
`eth 
Usage: 296

the hard
קשׁה 
Qasheh 
Usage: 36

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438


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

משׁה 
Mosheh 
Usage: 766

but every small
קטן קטן 
Qatan 
Usage: 101

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

שׁפט 
Shaphat 
Usage: 203

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

Jethro's Visit

25 and chose capable men from among all the Israelites. He appointed them as leaders of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. 26 They judged the people at all times; the difficult dispute they would bring to Moses, but every minor dispute they themselves would judge. 27 Moses said good-bye to Jethro, and Jethro went back home.

Cross References

Exodus 18:22

They must be the ones who usually settle disagreements among the people. They should bring all-important cases to you. But they should settle all minor cases themselves. Make it easier for yourself by letting them help you.

Exodus 18:14-15

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?

Deuteronomy 17:8

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.

1 Kings 3:16-28

One day two women who were prostitutes came to the king.

1 Kings 10:1

The queen of Sheba heard of Solomon's fame. She traveled to Jerusalem to test him with difficult questions.

Job 29:16

I was a father to the needy! I championed the cause of the stranger.

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