Exodus 18:17 “But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.”

Exodus 18:17

But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.

World English Bible

Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good.

American Standard Version

And Moses’ father-in-law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.

Geneva Bible 1599

But Moses father in law said vnto him, The thing which thou doest, is not well.

Darby Translation

And Moses' father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou art doing is not good.

Young's Literal Translation

And the father-in-law of Moses saith unto him, 'The thing which thou art doing [is] not good;

Bible in Basic English

And Moses' father-in-law said to him, What you are doing is not good.

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In context

16“Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God.”

18Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.

Read Exodus 18