Verse 23
Exodus 18:23
World English Bible
23
If you will do this thing, and God (Elohim) commands you so, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
אִ֣ם אֶת הַ/דָּבָ֤ר הַ/זֶּה֙ תַּעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְ/צִוְּ/ךָ֣ אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְ/יָֽכָלְתָּ֖ עֲמֹ֑ד וְ/גַם֙ כָּל הָ/עָ֣ם הַ/זֶּ֔ה עַל מְקֹמ֖/וֹ יָבֹ֥א בְ/שָׁלֽוֹם
English Translation
If you do this thing and God commands you, you will be able to stand, and also all this people will come to their place in peace.
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Chapter 18 Context
1
Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God (Elohim) had done for...
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Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,
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and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, for Moses said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a...
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The name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, “My father’s God (Elohim) was my help and delivered...
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5
Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness where he...
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6
He said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, have come to you with your wife, and her two sons w...
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Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed and kissed him. They asked each other of their w...
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8
Moses told his father-in-law all that Yahweh had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s s...
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9
Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which Yahweh had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them...
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10
Jethro said, “Blessed be Yahweh, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of...
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11
Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all gods because of the thing in which they dealt arrogantly...
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12
Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God (Elohim). Aaron came with...
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13
On the next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from the morning t...
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14
When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, “What is this thing that you d...
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15
Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God (Elohim).
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16
When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make the...
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17
Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good.
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18
You will surely wear away, both you, and this people that is with you; for the thing is too heavy fo...
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19
Listen now to my voice. I will give you counsel, and God (Elohim) be with you. You represent the peo...
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20
You shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and shall show them the way in which they must walk,...
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21
Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men which fear God (Elohim): men of truth, hat...
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22
Let them judge the people at all times. It shall be that every great matter they shall bring to you,...
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23
If you will do this thing, and God (Elohim) commands you so, then you will be able to endure, and al...
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So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
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25
Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, ru...
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They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard causes to Moses, but every small matter t...
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27
Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own land.
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