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Exodus 18:14

Listen to Exodus 18:14
14 Als de schoonvader van Mozes alles zag, wat hij het volk deed, zo zeide hij: Wat ding is dit, dat gij het volk doet? Waarom zit gij zelf alleen, en al het volk staat voor u, van den morgen tot den avond?

Exodus 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.


FOOTNOTES:

F17 (Mel) "propter populum" Vatablus.
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Exodus 18:14 In-Context

12 Toen nam Jethro, de schoonvader van Mozes, Gode brandoffer en slachtofferen; en Aaron kwam, en al de oversten van Israel, om brood te eten met den schoonvader van Mozes, voor het aangezicht Gods.
13 Doch het geschiedde des anderen daags, zo zat Mozes om het volk te richten, en het volk stond voor Mozes, van den morgen tot den avond.
14 Als de schoonvader van Mozes alles zag, wat hij het volk deed, zo zeide hij: Wat ding is dit, dat gij het volk doet? Waarom zit gij zelf alleen, en al het volk staat voor u, van den morgen tot den avond?
15 Toen zeide Mozes tot zijn schoonvader: Omdat dit volk tot mij komt, om God raad te vragen.
16 Wanneer zij een zaak hebben, zo komt het tot mij, dat ik richte tussen den man en tussen zijn naaste; en dat ik hun bekend make Gods instellingen en Zijn wetten.
The Dutch Staten Vertaling translation is in the public domain.

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