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Myles Coverdale Bible

Exodus 18:24

Moses herkened vnto the voyce of his father in lawe, and dyd all that he sayde.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Court;   Government;   Moses;   Thompson Chain Reference - Courts;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Kenites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jethro;   Justice;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Judge;   Moses;   Ruler;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Elder;   Moses;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Appeal;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Rephidim;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Court Systems;   Exodus, Book of;   Rephidim;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Jethro;   Judges;   Justice;   Moses;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Appeal;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Elders;   Government of the Hebrews;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Decision;   Jethro;   Judge;   Judging;   Moses;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Appeal;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Jethro;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
So Moshe listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
King James Version
So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.
Lexham English Bible
And Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and he did all that he had said.
New Century Version
So Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.
New English Translation
Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he had said.
Amplified Bible
So Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything that he had said.
New American Standard Bible
So Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything that he had said.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So Moses obeyed the voyce of his father in law, and did all that he had sayd:
Legacy Standard Bible
So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said.
Contemporary English Version
Moses followed Jethro's advice.
Complete Jewish Bible
(iii) Moshe paid attention to his father-in-law's counsel and did everything he said.
Darby Translation
And Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
Easy-to-Read Version
So Moses did what Jethro told him.
English Standard Version
So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said.
George Lamsa Translation
So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had told him.
Good News Translation
Moses took Jethro's advice
Christian Standard Bible®
Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.
Literal Translation
And Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and he did all that he had said.
American Standard Version
So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
Bible in Basic English
So Moses took note of the words of his father-in-law, and did as he had said.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so Moyses obeyed the voyce of his father in lawe, and dyd all that he had sayde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
King James Version (1611)
So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did whatsoever he said to him.
English Revised Version
So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.
Berean Standard Bible
Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne these thingis weren herd, Moises dide alle thingis whiche Jetro counselide.
Young's Literal Translation
And Moses hearkeneth to the voice of his father-in-law, and doth all that he said,
Update Bible Version
So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
Webster's Bible Translation
So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
World English Bible
So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
New King James Version
So Moses heeded the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said.
New Living Translation
Moses listened to his father-in-law's advice and followed his suggestions.
New Life Bible
Moses listened to his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
New Revised Standard
So Moses listened to his father-in-law and did all that he had said.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Moses heard this, he did all things that he had suggested unto him.
Revised Standard Version
So Moses gave heed to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said.
THE MESSAGE
Moses listened to the counsel of his father-in-law and did everything he said. Moses picked competent men from all Israel and set them as leaders over the people who were organized by the thousand, by the hundred, by fifty, and by ten. They took over the everyday work of judging among the people. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but in the routine cases they were the judges. Then Moses said good-bye to his father-in-law who went home to his own country.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Moses listened to his father-in-law and did all that he had said.

Contextual Overview

13 On the next morow sat Moses to iudge the people, and the people stode roude aboute Moses from the mornynge vntyll ye euen. 14 But whan his father in lawe sawe all that he dyd with the people, he sayde: What is this, that thou doest with the people? Wherfore syttest thou alone, and all ye people stonde rounde aboute from the morninge vntyll the euen? 15 Moses answered him: The people come to me, & axe councell at God: 16 for whan they haue eny thinge to do, they come vnto me, that I maye iudge betwixte euery one & his neghboure, and shewe them the statutes of God, and his lawes. 17 His father in lawe sayde vnto him: It is not well that thou doest. 18 Thou weeriest thy self, and the people that is with the. This busynesse is to sore for the, thou canst not perfourme it alone. 19 But herken vnto my voyce, I will geue the councell, and God shall be with the. Be thou vnto the people to God warde, and brynge the causes before God, 20 and prouide them with statutes and lawes, that thou mayest shewe the the waie wherin they shulde walke, and the workes that they shulde do. 21 But loke out amonge all the people, for honest men, that feare God, soch as are true, & hate couetousnes: make these rulers ouer them, some ouer thousandes, ouer hundredes, ouer fiftie, and ouer ten, 22 that they maye allwaye iudge the people. But where there is eny greate matter, that they brynge the same vnto the, and iudge the small causes them selues: so shall it be lighter for the, yf they beare the burthen with the.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Exodus 18:2-5, Exodus 18:19, Ezra 10:2, Ezra 10:5, Proverbs 1:5, 1 Corinthians 12:21

Cross-References

Genesis 18:13
Then sayde ye LORDE vnto Abraham: Wherfore doth Sara laugh, and saye: Is this true in dede, that I shal beare, and yet am olde?
Genesis 18:14
Shulde eny soch thinge be to harde for the LORDE? Aboute this tyme (yf I lyue) I wil come to the agayne, & Sara shal haue a sonne.
Genesis 18:32
And sayde: O let not my LORDE be angrie, that I speake yet once more. Peraduenture there might be ten founde therin. He saide: I wil not destroye them for those ten sake.
Isaiah 1:9
And excepte the LORDE of hostes had left us a few alyue: we shulde haue bene as Sodoma, & like vnto Gomorra.
Jeremiah 5:1
Loke thorow Ierusalem, beholde and se: Seke thorow hir stretes also within, yf ye can fynde one man, that doth equall and right, or that laboureth to be faithfull: and I shall spare him (saieth the LORDE)
Acts 27:24
& saide: Feare not Paul, thou must be broughte before the Emperoure. And lo, God hath geuen vnto the all the that sayle with the.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law,.... Considered what he said, weighed it well in his mind, and judged it good advice, and determined to follow it:

and did all that he had said; by choosing such men as he directed to, and committing the judgment of the people to them, as follows:

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Hearkened - Nothing can be more characteristic of Moses, who combines on all occasions distrust of himself and singular openness to impressions, with the wisdom and sound judgment which chooses the best course when pointed out.


 
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