Exodus 18:17
And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
Exodus 18:17 in other translations
| BSB | But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good. |
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| WEB | Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good. |
| ASV | And Moses’ father-in-law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. |
| YLT | And the father-in-law of Moses saith unto him, ‘The thing which thou art doing is not good; |
| DARBY | And Moses' father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou art doing is not good. |
| BBE | And Moses' father-in-law said to him, What you are doing is not good. |
| Webster | And Moses's father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou doest is not good. |
What does Exodus 18:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Exodus 18:13-26
13-26. on the morrow ... Moses sat to judge the people, &c.--We are here presented with a specimen of his daily morning occupations; and among the multifarious duties his divine legation imposed, it must be considered only a small portion of his official employments. He appears in this attitude as a type of Christ in His legislative and judicial characters. the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Exodus 18:13-27
Here is the great zeal and the toil of Moses as a magistrate. Having been employed to redeem Israel out of the house of bondage, he is a further type of Christ, that he is employed as a lawgiver and a judge among them. If the people were as quarrelsome one with another as they were with God, no doubt Moses had many causes brought before him. This business Moses was called to; it appears that he did it with great…
Exodus 18:17 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Exodus 18:16
When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.
- Exodus 18:17
And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
- Exodus 18:18
Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
Exodus 18:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces el suegro de Moisés le dijo: No haces bien: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le beau-père de Moïse lui dit: Ce que tu fais n’est pas bon. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sprach der Schwiegervater Moses zu ihm: Die Sache ist nicht gut, die du tust; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | At ille: Non bonam, inquit, rem facis. |