Exodus 18:13 “The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood a…”

Exodus 18:13

The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.

World English Bible

On the next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from the morning to the evening.

American Standard Version

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood about Moses from the morning unto the evening.

Geneva Bible 1599

Now on the morow, when Moses sate to iudge the people, the people stoode about Moses from morning vnto euen.

Darby Translation

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood by Moses from the morning to the evening.

Young's Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that Moses sitteth to judge the people, and the people stand before Moses, from the morning unto the evening;

Bible in Basic English

Now on the day after, Moses took his seat to give decisions for the people: and the people were waiting before Moses from morning till evening.

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Cross references

“And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.”

Judges 5:10 Job 29:7 Isaiah 16:5 Joel 3:12 Matthew 23:2 Romans 12:8

Judges 5:10 · BSB

You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder

Job 29:7 · BSB

When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,

Isaiah 16:5 · BSB

in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.

Joel 3:12 · BSB

Let the nations be roused and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side.

Matthew 23:2 · BSB

“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

Romans 12:8 · BSB

if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.

14When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, with all the people standing around you from morning till evening?”

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