Exodus 18:20 “Teach them the statutes and laws, and show them the way to live and th…”

Exodus 18:20

Teach them the statutes and laws, and show them the way to live and the work they must do.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.

World English Bible

You shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and shall show them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must do.

American Standard Version

and thou shalt teach them the statutes and the laws, and shalt show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.

Geneva Bible 1599

And admonish them of the ordinances, and of the lawes, and shew them the way, wherein they must walke, and the worke that they must do.

Darby Translation

and teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must do.

Young's Literal Translation

and thou hast warned them [concerning] the statutes and the laws, and hast made known to them the way in which they go, and the work which they do.

Bible in Basic English

Teaching them his rules and his laws, guiding them in the way they have to go, and making clear to them the work they have to do.

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Cross references

“teach”

Deuteronomy 5:1 Deuteronomy 4:1 Deuteronomy 4:5 Exodus 18:16 Deuteronomy 7:11 Deuteronomy 6:1

Deuteronomy 5:1 · BSB

Then Moses summoned all Israel and said to them: Hear, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances that I declare in your hearing this day. Learn them and observe them carefully.

Deuteronomy 4:1 · BSB

Hear now, O Israel, the statutes and ordinances I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live and may enter and take possession of the land that the LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you.

Deuteronomy 4:5 · BSB

See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess.

Exodus 18:16 · BSB

“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.”

Deuteronomy 7:11 · BSB

So keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances that I am giving you to follow this day.

Deuteronomy 6:1 · BSB

These are the commandments and statutes and ordinances that the LORD your God has instructed me to teach you to follow in the land that you are about to enter and possess,

“the way”

Psalm 143:8 Psalm 32:8 1 Samuel 12:23 Isaiah 30:21 Jeremiah 6:16 Jeremiah 42:3

Psalm 143:8 · BSB

Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.

Psalm 32:8 · BSB

I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.

1 Samuel 12:23 · BSB

As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. And I will continue to teach you the good and right way.

Isaiah 30:21 · BSB

And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”

Jeremiah 6:16 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’

Jeremiah 42:3 · BSB

Pray that the LORD your God will tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do.”

“work”

Deuteronomy 1:18 Ezekiel 3:17 Matthew 28:20 Mark 13:34 2 Thessalonians 3:6–12

Deuteronomy 1:18 · BSB

And at that time I commanded you all the things you were to do.

Ezekiel 3:17 · BSB

“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.

Matthew 28:20 · BSB

and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Mark 13:34 · BSB

It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.

2 Thessalonians 3:6–12 · BSB

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.

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

In context

19Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him.

21Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

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