Chūāijíjì 18:14

14 Móxī de yuèfù kànjian tā xiàng bǎixìng suǒ zuò de yīqiè shì , jiù shuō , nǐ xiàng bǎixìng zuò de shì shénme shì ne , nǐ wèishénme dúzì zuò zhe , zhòng bǎixìng cóng zǎo dào wǎn dōu zhàn zaì nǐde zuǒyòu ne .

Chūāijíjì 18:14 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 18:14

And when Moses's father in law saw all that he did to the
people
Or for them ^F17; for their information and instruction in the laws of God, and for the decision of cases brought before him, according to them; and what a deal of business was on his hands, and he went through for the good of the people:

he said, what is this thing that thou doest to the people?
this question he put, not as being ignorant what he did, he saw what he did, and understood it full well, but this he said to lead on to some conversation upon this head:

why sittest thou thyself alone?
no other judge upon the bench with him to assist him, to take it by turns, and to relieve and ease him:

and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?
not being able to get their causes heard and tried, there being so many of them; and therefore some were obliged to wait all day long, before they could have their business done, which was both fatiguing to him and them.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 (Mel) "propter populum" Vatablus.

Chūāijíjì 18:14 In-Context

12 Móxī de yuèfù Yètèluō bǎ Fánjì hépíng ān jì xiàn gĕi shén . Yàlún hé Yǐsèliè de zhòng zhǎnglǎo dōu lái le , yǔ Móxī de yuèfù zaì shén miànqián chī fàn .

13 Dì èr tiān , Móxī zuò zhe shĕnpàn bǎixìng , bǎixìng cóng zǎo dào wǎn dōu zhàn zaì Móxī de zuǒyòu .

14 Móxī de yuèfù kànjian tā xiàng bǎixìng suǒ zuò de yīqiè shì , jiù shuō , nǐ xiàng bǎixìng zuò de shì shénme shì ne , nǐ wèishénme dúzì zuò zhe , zhòng bǎixìng cóng zǎo dào wǎn dōu zhàn zaì nǐde zuǒyòu ne .

15 Móxī duì yuèfù shuō , zhè shì yīn bǎixìng dào wǒ zhèlǐ lái qiú wèn shén .

16 Tāmen yǒu shì de shíhou jiù dào wǒ zhèlǐ lái , wǒ biàn zaì liǎng zào zhī jiàn shīxíng shĕnpàn , wǒ yòu jiào tāmen zhīdào shén de lǜLìhé fǎdù .